Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- Arabic form of Jacob
- Greek
- From the forest
Syllables
2
Famous People
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #4272, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6143, 14 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2023 | 18 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2016 | 10 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #1824, 12 births); most recent 2024 (rank #3684, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #557, 86 births); most recent 2023 (rank #646, 65 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 65 |
| 2022 | 76 |
| 2021 | 86 |
| 2020 | 59 |
| 2019 | 58 |
| 2018 | 70 |
| 2017 | 53 |
| 2016 | 44 |
| 2015 | 46 |
| 2014 | 36 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence