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Jacoby

Boy

Meaning of Jacoby: Hebrew: 'supplanter'

Jacoby is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1434th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1434

126 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

11,281

First recorded 1959 · peak 2008

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 42 babies1982: 36 babies1983: 93 babies1984: 77 babies1985: 80 babies1986: 92 babies1987: 98 babies1988: 114 babies1989: 122 babies1990: 134 babies19901991: 150 babies1992: 210 babies1993: 197 babies1994: 173 babies1995: 158 babies1996: 165 babies1997: 146 babies1998: 209 babies1999: 175 babies2000: 200 babies20002001: 242 babies2002: 224 babies2003: 233 babies2004: 222 babies2005: 209 babies2006: 210 babies2007: 403 babies2008: 696 babies2009: 630 babies2010: 548 babies20102011: 543 babies2012: 503 babies2013: 574 babies2014: 468 babies2015: 394 babies2016: 340 babies2017: 299 babies2018: 266 babies2019: 254 babies2020: 250 babies20202021: 261 babies2022: 164 babies2023: 169 babies2024: 146 babies2025: 126 babies
US babies named Jacoby per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 696.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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