Jakub Boy

How popular is Jakub?

#3,239 boy name in 2025

36 baby boys were named Jakub in the US in 2025, making it the 3239th most popular boy name.

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3,024living people named Jakub (est.)
19median age of people named Jakub
3,067babies named Jakub since 1880
1 in 92,093US babies born in 2025

Jakub popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#3,239 for boys (▼ 136 from 2024)
Babies in 202536 boys
10-year trendFalling fast (-61% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,691 in 2015, #2,657 in 2020
Peak year2008 (184 boys)
Highest rank#1,031 in 2008
First recorded1981
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Jakub is most popular

Babies named Jakub per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Illinois: 0.3 per 1,000 (66 boys)
  2. New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (19 boys)
  3. New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (20 boys)

Jakub by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1980s36#4,445
1990s462#1,344
2000s1,403#1,031
2010s901#1,209
2020s265#2,438

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Questions

Is Jakub a boy or girl name?
Jakub is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jakub were boys.
How popular is the name Jakub?
36 baby boys were named Jakub in the US in 2025, making it the 3239th most popular boy name.
When was Jakub most popular?
Jakub peaked in 2008, when 184 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,031 in 2008.
How many people are named Jakub?
3,067 babies have been named Jakub in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,024 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
Where is Jakub most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Jakub was most common in Illinois, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.