Jakobi
Jakobi was the 1657th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 101 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1181st with 173 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 51 places. More babies were named Jakobi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,657 boys, down 293 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 101boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022173 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,695babies recorded
Jakobi popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 45 since 2002.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,657 | 101 |
| 2020 | #1,364 | 130 |
| 2010 | #1,671 | 93 |
| 2000 | #2,103 | 48 |
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How popular is Jakobi, counting every spelling?
Jakobi is a spelling of Jacoby, a name family that ranked #848 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,657 for Jakobi 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 Jakobi?
101 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jakobi (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jakobi 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 83 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jakobi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jakobi?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Jakobi are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Jakobi a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Jakobi by state
How common Jakobi was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.6×), South Carolina (2.5×), North Carolina (2.3×), Ohio (2.1×), Michigan (1.7×). In 32 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 Jakobi: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jakobi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jakobi
How popular is the name Jakobi?
Jakobi was the 1657th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 101 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1181st with 173 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 51 places. More babies were named Jakobi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jakobi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jakobi in the US.
Where is Jakobi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jakobi was most common in Georgia (0.20 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and North Carolina.