boy's name
Jakobi
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,742
Jakobi is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 101 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 179 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 32,826 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1993.
Jakobi over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 156 |
| 2000s | 683 |
| 2010s | 1,042 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 814 |
How popular is Jakobi?
In 2025, Jakobi was given to 101 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jakobi 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 Jakobi
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jakobi also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jakobi over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jakobi
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jakobi — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jakobi
How popular is the name Jakobi?
In 2025, Jakobi was given to 101 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jakobi a girl's or a boy's name?
Jakobi is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jakobi most popular?
Jakobi peaked in 2022, when 179 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Jakobi a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jakobi currently ranks #1,655 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.