Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2008

Jacoby

Meaning Jacoby is a masculine given name Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #1,430 Trend ↓ Falling 40%

Jacoby is a masculine given name.

Rank 2025
#1,430
among boys · ↓108 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
126
named Jacoby · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,556
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2008
696 babies
All-time total
11,281
#1,131 all-time among boys
First recorded
1959
in Social Security records

Jacoby popularity over time

11,281 babies have been named Jacoby since 1959, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – 9 9 1 – #2,924
1960s – 7 7 1 -22% #3,500
1970s – 189 189 19 +2600% #1,475
1980s 23 762 785 79 +315% #918
1990s 44 1,673 1,717 172 +119% #730
2000s 37 3,232 3,269 327 +90% #422
2010s 11 4,178 4,189 419 +28% #474
2020s (to 2025) 5 1,111 1,116 186 -56% #885

Where Jacoby is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 115 0.07 outside top 500
2027 107 0.06 outside top 500
2028 100 0.06 outside top 500
2029 95 0.06 outside top 500
2030 90 0.05 outside top 500

Where Jacoby is most popular

Boys named Jacoby per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.100 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Massachusetts, and North Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Jacoby born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 25 0.244 +144%
Massachusetts 27 0.196 +96%
North Carolina 41 0.161 +60%
Oklahoma 14 0.158 +58%
Virginia 29 0.153 +52%
Ohio 37 0.140 +39%
Georgia 35 0.138 +38%
Missouri 17 0.123 +22%
Alabama 13 0.119 +19%
Kansas 8 0.117 +16%
Michigan 23 0.112 +12%
Illinois 27 0.106 +5%
Mississippi 6 0.106 +5%
Tennessee 17 0.094 -6%
Texas 79 0.090 -11%
Pennsylvania 23 0.087 -14%
Florida 33 0.070 -30%
New York 26 0.060 -40%
Indiana 9 0.056 -44%
Washington 8 0.049 -51%
California 40 0.044 -56%
Arizona 7 0.043 -57%
New Jersey 6 0.030 -70%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jacoby

Jacoby is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,430 in 2025 with 126 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1959, 11,281 American babies have been named Jacoby. Its peak came in 2008, when 696 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jacoby stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jacoby?

The median living Jacoby is about 16 years old; half are between 11 and 25. An estimated 11 thousand people named Jacoby are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jacoby year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 126 #1,430
2024 – – 146 #1,322
2023 – – 169 #1,195
2022 – – 164 #1,210
2021 – – 261 #885
2020 5 #16,088 245 #911
2019 – – 254 #870
2018 – – 266 #838
2017 – – 299 #785
2016 6 #15,083 334 #732
2015 – – 394 #656
2014 – – 468 #589
2013 5 #17,637 569 #485
2012 – – 503 #522
2011 – – 543 #485
2010 – – 548 #474
2009 – – 630 #444
2008 5 #18,635 691 #422
2007 8 #13,145 395 #622
2006 – – 210 #915
2005 7 #13,555 202 #892
2004 6 #14,869 216 #826
2003 – – 233 #760
2002 – – 224 #771
2001 5 #16,318 237 #736
2000 6 #13,835 194 #825
1995 6 #12,353 152 #890
1990 5 #13,811 129 #908
1985 – – 80 #1,024
1980 – – 31 #1,830
1975 – – 24 #1,972
1970 – – 7 #4,016
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Jacoby

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Jacoby Shaddix Jacoby Shaddix American musician (born 1976) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jacoby, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jacoby?

The median living Jacoby is about 16 years old. Half of all living Jacobys are between 11 and 25 years old.

How many people named Jacoby are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Jacoby are alive in the United States, based on 11,281 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jacoby mean?

Jacoby is a masculine given name.

How popular is the name Jacoby in 2025?

Jacoby ranked #1,430 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 126 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jacoby?

11,281 babies have been named Jacoby in the United States since 1959, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jacoby most popular?

Jacoby peaked in 2008, when 696 newborns received the name.

Is Jacoby a boy or girl name?

Jacoby is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jacoby rising or falling?

Jacoby is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jacoby become more popular?

Jacoby is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 90 boys named Jacoby in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jacoby?

Well-known people named Jacoby include Jacoby Shaddix (musician).

Names like Jacoby

Names that sound and feel close to Jacoby: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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