Jacoby
Jacoby was the 1430th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 126 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 422nd with 691 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 774 places. More babies were named Jacoby in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,430 boys, down 519 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 126boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008691 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,281babies recorded
Jacoby popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 120 since 1984.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,430 | 126 |
| 2020 | #911 | 245 |
| 2010 | #474 | 548 |
| 2000 | #825 | 194 |
| 1990 | #908 | 129 |
| 1980 | #1,830 | 31 |
| 1970 | #4,016 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jacoby, counting every spelling?
Jacoby is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #848 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,430 for Jacoby on its own. Together these spellings went to 273 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby | 126 | #1,430 | 866 |
| Jakobi | 101 | #1,657 | 678 |
| Jakoby | 27 | #3,986 | 205 |
| Jakobie | 19 | #5,107 | 108 |
| Jacobie | — | — | 42 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jacoby?
126 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jacoby (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jacoby born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 67 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jacoby.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jacoby?
About 10,900 people born in the US named Jacoby are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 12 and 25. That makes Jacoby mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jacoby by state
How common Jacoby was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (2.4×), Massachusetts (2.0×), North Carolina (1.6×), Virginia (1.5×). In 28 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jacoby: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jacoby, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jacoby
How popular is the name Jacoby?
Jacoby was the 1430th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 126 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 422nd with 691 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 774 places. More babies were named Jacoby in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jacoby a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jacoby in the US.
Where is Jacoby most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jacoby was most common in Louisiana (0.24 per 1,000 boys), followed by Massachusetts and North Carolina.