Jacoby vs Jacob

Side-by-side comparison of Jacoby and Jacob — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jacoby

Boy name · Rank #1321

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Name B

Jacob

Boy name · Rank #41

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Metric Jacoby Jacob
Current Rank #1321 #41
Total Births (all years) 11,035 981,940
Peak Year 2008 1998
Peak Year Births 691 36,027
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1959 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jacoby Jacob
1880ss — 3,566
1890ss — 2,551
1900ss — 2,191
1910ss — 8,684
1920ss — 9,047
1930ss — 5,264
1940ss — 4,853
1950ss 9 5,400
1960ss 7 5,080
1970ss 189 36,355
1980ss 762 124,263
1990ss 1,673 298,410
2000ss 3,232 274,064
2010ss 4,178 163,266
2020ss 985 38,946

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jacoby Jacob
2014 468 16,916
2015 394 15,999
2016 334 14,554
2017 299 13,265
2018 266 11,891
2019 254 10,786
2020 245 9,306
2021 261 8,481
2022 164 7,658
2023 169 7,005
2024 146 6,496

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1959–2024.

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