Jacolby vs Jacob

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

Name A

Jacolby

Boy name · Rank #8530

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Name B

Jacob

Boy name · Rank #40

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Metric Jacolby Jacob
Current Rank #8530 #40
Total Births (all years) 1,557 988,227
Peak Year 1992 1998
Peak Year Births 81 36,031
Peak Decade 1990s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1981 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jacolby Jacob
1880s - 3,566
1890s - 2,551
1900s - 2,191
1910s - 8,684
1920s - 9,047
1930s - 5,264
1940s - 4,853
1950s - 5,400
1960s - 5,075
1970s - 36,351
1980s 181 124,254
1990s 517 298,415
2000s 459 274,077
2010s 305 163,321
2020s 95 45,178

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jacolby Jacob
2014 31 16,923
2015 30 16,005
2016 35 14,559
2017 29 13,269
2018 23 11,897
2019 15 10,797
2020 17 9,309
2021 21 8,494
2022 18 7,667
2023 15 7,015
2024 9 6,541
2025 15 6,152

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, 1981–2025.

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