Jakob Visser
There are approximately 1 people named Jakob Visser living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jakob with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Visser. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Jakob
31K
Alive today
Named Visser
6.1K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 31K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2001
Average age: 23
Top Census group: White (77.5%)
Estimated bearers: 6.1K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #6,205
Per 100K: 1.77
Top ancestry: White (90.2%)
First name trend
Jakob: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jakob. The peak year was 2001 with 2,192 births. The average person named Jakob today is 23 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jakob
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Jakob, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 77.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jakob 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 Jakob at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White77.5% · 21,204
- Hispanic or Latino13.3% · 3,653
- Two or more races5.5% · 1,501
- Black or African American1.7% · 471
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 340
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 202
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Visser surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Visser, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 90.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Visser 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 Visser at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White90.2% · 4,766
- Two or more races4.5% · 237
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 173
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 57
- Black or African American0.7% · 39
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 13
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jakob has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0091% of the US population, based on 31,307 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 Jakob right now.
The surname Visser appears at a rate of 1.77 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0018%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Jakob Visser. 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
Jakob Visser: questions and answers
How many people are named Jakob Visser?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Jakob Visser. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0091%) with the surname frequency (1.77 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jakob Visser?
We classify Jakob Visser as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jakob a male or female name?
Jakob is predominantly male. Out of 31,821 total SSA registrations, 100.0% were male and 0.0% were female. See the full Jakob 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.
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