Jacob Cooper
There are approximately 845 people named Jacob Cooper living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 405,626 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jacob with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cooper. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
845
1 in 405,626
Named Jacob
930K
Alive today
Named Cooper
311K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 930K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1998
Average age: 27
Top Census group: White (74.9%)
Estimated bearers: 311K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #72
Per 100K: 90.82
Top ancestry: White (65.2%)
First name trend
Jacob: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jacob. The peak year was 1998 with 36,087 births. The average person named Jacob today is 27 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jacob
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Jacob, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 74.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jacob described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Jacob at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White74.9% · 603,728
- Hispanic or Latino15.2% · 122,699
- Two or more races4.2% · 33,837
- Black or African American2.9% · 23,280
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 16,711
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 5,482
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Cooper surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Cooper, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 65.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Cooper described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Cooper at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White65.2% · 177,090
- Black or African American25.4% · 68,875
- Two or more races4.6% · 12,463
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 9,396
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1,941
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1,688
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jacob has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2713% of the US population, based on 929,976 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Jacob right now.
The surname Cooper appears at a rate of 90.82 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0908%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 845 people with the full name Jacob Cooper. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Jacob Cooper: questions and answers
How many people are named Jacob Cooper?
We estimate approximately 845 people in the United States share the full name Jacob Cooper. That works out to about 1 in 405,626 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2713%) with the surname frequency (90.82 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jacob Cooper?
We classify Jacob Cooper as "Very Rare". About 1 in 405,626 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jacob a male or female name?
Jacob is predominantly male. Out of 984,245 total SSA registrations, 99.8% were male and 0.2% were female. See the full Jacob profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Jacob Cooper?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.