Iacov

maleStatistical record

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

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

Iacov: Recorded since 2008, it reached #718 in 2012, and it stood at #2,671 in 2024.

2registrars recorded it
16times a registrar ranked it
17years from first to last
#718highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

Region

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 2008–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2008	#4432
2011	#4647
2012	#3039
2013	#3822
2014	#2690
2015	#3004
2017	#4812
2018	#2693
2019	#2266
2020	#3848
2021	#3451
2022	#3048
2023	#2007
2024	#2671

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 14 of the 17 years from 2008 to 2024.

In 2012: #718 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #3039 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2008–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2008
First recorded at #4432 among boys in England and Wales in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2011–2012
Highest recorded position: #718 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 2011–2012).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Iacov appears in 2 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is England and Wales · Boys, which has ranked it in 14 years beginning in 2008, and has registered 82 births with the name.

Iacov across 2 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Iacov's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
England and Wales · Boys	#4432 (2008)	#2007 (2023)	#2671 (2024)	14 of 17	82 (2008–2024)	11 (2023)
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#730 (2011)	#718 (2012)	#718 (2012)	2 of 2	6 (2011–2012)	3 (2011)

Iacov by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Iacov in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	3	1 of 10	3
2010s	45	8 of 10	6
2020sbusiest	34	5 of 10	7

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Iacov appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2008 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #718 in Republic of Ireland in 2012.

Iacov'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2671	8	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2007	11	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3048	6	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3451	5	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#3848	4	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2266	9	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2693	7	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#4812	3	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3004	6	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2690	7	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#3822	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3039	6	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#4647	3	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#4432	3	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#718	3	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#730	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 2008 and 2024, ranked in 14 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #718, first reached in 2012.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 11 births, registered in England and Wales in 2023.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2011, and 3 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
8 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#2,671position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
3 yearsyears between the first and last registrar to record itAcross 3 to 5 years →
11births registered in its largest year, 2023Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Hywel · #588, 29y
Iacob · #741, 9y
Iago · #1407, 21y
Iain · #186, 53y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Aarna · #718, 19y
Ahana · #718, 19y
Alekss · #718, 10y
Caelen · #718, 19y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Aarna · #718, 19y
Ahana · #718, 19y
Anvi · #718, 20y
Arav · #718, 22y

Iacov was ranked #718 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 2012. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Iacov and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Iacov without appearing here.

Iacov moved ahead of

Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3048 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2007 and #4991.
Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3451 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2007 and #4991.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2007 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2671 and #5119.
Brooke Compare
In 2018 they stood at #4812 and #4812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #2266 and #4702.

Moved ahead of Iacov

Rune Compare
In 2018 they stood at #2693 and #4749 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #2266 and #2104.

Moved the opposite way to Iacov

Garry Compare
Between 2008 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Iacov went from #4432 to #2007 while Garry went from #2276 to #4991.
Kelly Compare
Between 2008 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Iacov went from #4432 to #2007 while Kelly went from #2507 to #3523.
Braxton Compare
Between 2011 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Iacov went from #4647 to #2671 while Braxton went from #1398 to #2088.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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 2008 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #718 in Republic of Ireland in 2012. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Iacov

Iacov at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Iacov across 2 official records

Iacov by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Iacov appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Names published alongside Iacov

Iacov and the names beside it

Iacov moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Iacov

Moved the opposite way to Iacov

Iacov at a glance

Iacov across 2 official records

Iacov by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Iacov appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Names published alongside Iacov

Iacov and the names beside it

Iacov moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Iacov

Moved the opposite way to Iacov