boy's name
Jacobo
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,571
Jacobo is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 77 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 109 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 43,057 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1910.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Jacobo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 40 |
| 1920s | 82 |
| 1930s | 49 |
| 1940s | 57 |
| 1950s | 80 |
| 1960s | 78 |
| 1970s | 179 |
| 1980s | 298 |
| 1990s | 487 |
| 2000s | 782 |
| 2010s | 802 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 552 |
How popular is Jacobo?
In 2025, Jacobo was given to 77 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jacobo is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jacobo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jacobo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jacobo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jacobo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jacobo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jacobo
How popular is the name Jacobo?
In 2025, Jacobo was given to 77 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jacobo a girl's or a boy's name?
Jacobo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Jacobo?
Jacobo has 3 syllables.
When was Jacobo most popular?
Jacobo peaked in 2023, when 109 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Jacobo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jacobo currently ranks #1,977 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.