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Iacob

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Iacob: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 2014–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2014 to 2025, ranging from #2076 to #4001.20172019202120232025#2076#4001
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2014#3895
2017#3040
2018#2445
2019#2488
2020#2076
2021#3990
2022#4001
2023#3523
2024#3254
2025#2664

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 10 of the 12 years from 2014 to 2025.

In 2020: #741 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #2076 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2014–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2014

    First recorded at #3895 among boys in England and Wales in 2014 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2664 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2014 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #741 in Republic of Ireland in 2020.

Iacob's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#26648HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#32546HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#35235HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#40014HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#39904HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#207610HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#24888HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#24458HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#30406HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#38954HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#7413HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Iacob is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Iacob, between 2014 and 2025, in 10 of those 12 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2020Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: highest position in 202020142025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2014–202510#2076 in 2020
Republic of Ireland20201#741 in 2020
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Iacob

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 2014–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2014 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #741 in Republic of Ireland in 2020. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.