Jacobe Boy
How popular is Jacobe?
#8,906 boy name in 2025
8 baby boys were named Jacobe in the US in 2025, making it the 8906th most popular boy name.
1,271living people named Jacobe (est.)
23median age of people named Jacobe
1,300babies named Jacobe since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Jacobe popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #8,906 for boys (▼ 599 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-56% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,056 in 2015, #5,976 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (59 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,940 in 2000 |
| First recorded | 1974 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jacobe counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jacob family of names ranked #45 for boys in 2025 (#41 the year before), with 6,503 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob | 6,152 | 95% |
| Jakob | 135 | 2% |
| Jakobe | 122 | 2% |
| Jaycob | 81 | 1% |
| Jaykob | 5 | 0% |
| Jacobe | 8 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Jacobe by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40 | #4,188 |
| 1980s | 127 | #2,678 |
| 1990s | 314 | #2,037 |
| 2000s | 505 | #1,940 |
| 2010s | 252 | #2,949 |
| 2020s | 62 | #5,976 |
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Questions
- Is Jacobe a boy or girl name?
- Jacobe is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jacobe were boys.
- How popular is the name Jacobe?
- 8 baby boys were named Jacobe in the US in 2025, making it the 8906th most popular boy name.
- When was Jacobe most popular?
- Jacobe peaked in 2007, when 59 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,940 in 2000.
- How many people are named Jacobe?
- 1,300 babies have been named Jacobe in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,271 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.