boy's name

Jacob-Lee

  • Origin German
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 9
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 88

Jacob-Lee is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

  • Jacob-Lee is a name of German origin.
  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2013, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 175,654 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2009.

Jacob-Lee over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Jacob-Lee by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 3
2010s 66
2020s (to 2025) 13

How popular is Jacob-Lee?

In 2025, Jacob-Lee was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Jacob-Lee is used

England & Wales #5,371 3 in 2025
United States as Jacoblee #7,315 6 in 1991

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

How Jacob-Lee is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Jacoblee Jacoblee is Jacob-Lee written as one word, used in the United States, where it ranks #7,315. 6

Names that peaked alongside Jacob-Lee

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Jacob-Lee also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jacob-Lee over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Jacob-Lee

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jacob-Lee — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jacob-Lee

How popular is the name Jacob-Lee?

In 2025, Jacob-Lee was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Jacob-Lee a girl's or a boy's name?

Jacob-Lee is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Jacob-Lee most popular?

Jacob-Lee peaked in 2013, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Jacob-Lee a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jacob-Lee currently ranks #5,371 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.