Jacob: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Jacob year by year

Jacob drops 1 place from 2024 (ranked 11th then). Since 2020 (480 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 24%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	12th	363
2024	11th	356
2023	7th	473
2022	7th	461
2021	6th	541
2020	9th	480

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Jacob since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Jacob appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1980 on. The peak year is 2010, with 768 babies. The strongest decade is the 2010s (6,428 babies). Since 1980, about 15,773 children in Québec have been named Jacob.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Jacob in Québec in 2025?

363 boys were named Jacob in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 12th rank among boy names.

Is Jacob a popular name in Québec?

Yes: Jacob is among the 50 most given boy names of 2025.

When was Jacob given most often?

In 2010, with 768 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Jacob a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Jacob only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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