boy's name
Jakoby
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,725
Jakoby is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2018, when 118 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 122,805 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1991.
Jakoby 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 | 93 |
| 2000s | 517 |
| 2010s | 809 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 284 |
How popular is Jakoby?
In 2025, Jakoby was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jakoby 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 Jakoby
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jakoby also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jakoby over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jakoby
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jakoby — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jakoby
How popular is the name Jakoby?
In 2025, Jakoby was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jakoby a girl's or a boy's name?
Jakoby is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jakoby most popular?
Jakoby peaked in 2018, when 118 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Jakoby a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jakoby currently ranks #3,953 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.