Jacobi Boy
How popular is Jacobi?
#2,304 boy name in 2025
60 baby boys were named Jacobi in the US in 2025, making it the 2304th most popular boy name.
Jacobi popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,304 for boys (▼ 495 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 60 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-56% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,304 in 2015, #1,415 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (189 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,014 in 2008 |
| First recorded | 1973 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jacobi counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jacoby family of names ranked #727 for boys in 2025 (#618 the year before), with 333 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jacobi is most popular
Babies named Jacobi per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (26 boys)
- Indiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (15 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (36 boys)
Jacobi by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64 | #2,798 |
| 1980s | 230 | #1,863 |
| 1990s | 607 | #1,158 |
| 2000s | 1,303 | #1,014 |
| 2010s | 1,420 | #1,115 |
| 2020s | 571 | #1,415 |
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Questions
- Is Jacobi a boy or girl name?
- Jacobi is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Jacobi were boys.
- How popular is the name Jacobi?
- 60 baby boys were named Jacobi in the US in 2025, making it the 2304th most popular boy name.
- When was Jacobi most popular?
- Jacobi peaked in 2008, when 189 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,014 in 2008.
- How many people are named Jacobi?
- 4,501 babies have been named Jacobi in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,431 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Jacobi most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jacobi was most common in Georgia, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
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.