Boys' name · since 1912
Giacomo
Giacomo has 1,896 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,419 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,647 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,896
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Giacomo is the #2647 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,896 recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Giacomo recorded 1,896 times among boys since 1912, holding rank #2647 nationally today, ahead of 81% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #3,419 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,647 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,896 born since 1912
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Giacomo ranks #3,419 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,647 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,896 born since 1912, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,419 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,647 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,896
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Giacomo's 1,896 recorded births place it above 92.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Giacomo compares
1,896 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Giacomo's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Giacomo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,896 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 34 | 22,252 |
Giacomo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Giacomo splits its recorded history at 1975: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1934 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Giacomo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Giacomo by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (423 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Giacomo's strongest decade.
423 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Giacomo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 94
1910s
94 births
- 1920s 88
1920s
88 births
- 1930s 20
1930s
20 births
- 1940s 43
1940s
43 births
- 1950s 68
1950s
68 births
- 1960s 106
1960s
106 births
- 1970s 142
1970s
142 births
- 1980s 138
1980s
138 births
- 1990s
1990s
224 births
- 2000s
2000s
423 births
- 2010s
2010s
332 births
- 2020s
2020s
218 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 423 births (22% of all-time use).
How Giacomo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Giacomo's total volume
Giacomo by state
Where Giacomo concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 408 | 21.5% |
| #2 | California | | 114 | 6.0% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 57 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 17 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
408 of 1,896 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Giacomo's data
- Giacomo's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (423 total births) through the 2020s (218) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Giacomos (408 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Giacomo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Giacomo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.