Jacob dog name
We found 210 dogs named Jacob in the public pet registers of 15 places. Combining all places, Jacob is the #825 dog name. Almost all dogs named Jacob are male.
🐱 Jacob is also a cat name (9 cats).
Jacob as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #794 of 51,228 | 77 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #578 of 34,500 | 97 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #593 of 10,500 | 13 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #1,593 of 8,191 | 2 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #938 of 4,586 | 2 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #503 of 4,375 | 4 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #666 of 4,602 | 3 | 1999–2026 |
| Noosa Australia | #1,022 of 3,045 | 1 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #928 of 2,965 | 1 | 2017–2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #463 of 3,446 | 2 | 2026 |
| Framingham United States | #580 of 1,965 | 1 | 2020 |
| Port Moody Canada | #188 of 1,280 | 2 | 2019 |
| Prospect Australia | #88 of 518 | 2 | 2016 |
| Fusagasugá Colombia | #121 of 498 | 1 | 2021–2025 |
| Burlington United States | #55 of 641 | 2 | 2022 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Jacob. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
3 female and 186 male dogs named Jacob, in the places that record sex.
Jacob over the years
Dogs named Jacob per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Jacob
Compared to all dogs, Jacob is especially common among Siberian Huskys (2.7×), Malteses (2.5×) and Beagles (1.8×).
Based on 175 dogs named Jacob with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Jacob as a baby name
Jacob was the #43 boys' name in the US in 2025 (6,152 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #3 for boys in Philippines, #12 for boys in Canada (Quebec), #23 for boys in Canada (Ontario) and #27 for boys in Northern Ireland. See Jacob as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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