UK boy's name
Jacob-Lee
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Jacob-Lee is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Jacob-Lee popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4991, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2013, with 10 births.
This profile covers 79 England and Wales registrations across 14 recorded years from 2009 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 30% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 79 living people in the UK are called Jacob-Lee. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Jacob-Lee ranked #4991 for boys in England and Wales in 2023, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2013, when 10 boys were registered as Jacob-Lee.
- • About 79 living people in the UK are estimated to have Jacob-Lee as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4991
2023
Births in 2023
3
Latest year
Peak year
2013
10 births
Estimated living
79
2026
Popularity
Jacob-Lee over time
The chart below shows babies named Jacob-Lee registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2009 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Jacob-Lee, the clearest high point is 2013. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2023, compared with 10 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jacob-Lee by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Jacob-Lee was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4530 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010s | #3044 | 66 | 10 |
| 2000s | #4527 | 3 | 1 |
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Names similar to Jacob-Lee
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- James 141,878
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- Jacob 93,754
- Jake 66,896
- Jamie 41,243
- Jordan 36,750
- Jayden 28,921
- Jude 24,156
- John 22,240
- Joe 19,164
FAQ
Jacob-Lee: questions and answers
How popular is the name Jacob-Lee in the UK right now?
In 2023, Jacob-Lee was ranked #4991 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Jacob-Lee most popular?
The peak year on record was 2013, with 10 babies registered as Jacob-Lee in England and Wales.
How many people are called Jacob-Lee in the UK?
A total of 79 babies have been registered as Jacob-Lee across the 14 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.