boy's name
Jaycob
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,037
Jaycob is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 81 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2012, when 236 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 40,932 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1981.
Jaycob over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 93 |
| 1990s | 613 |
| 2000s | 1,431 |
| 2010s | 1,893 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 489 |
How popular is Jaycob?
In 2025, Jaycob was given to 81 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jaycob is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jaycob
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jaycob also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jaycob over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jaycob
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jaycob — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jaycob
How popular is the name Jaycob?
In 2025, Jaycob was given to 81 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jaycob a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaycob is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jaycob most popular?
Jaycob peaked in 2012, when 236 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jaycob a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jaycob currently ranks #1,919 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.