Girls' name · since 1900
Jacoba
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 296 babies named Jacoba, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,019 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 296
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Jacoba sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 296 recorded since 1900.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacoba has been recorded 296 times among girls since 1900, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2023.
- #16,019 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 296 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacoba ranks #16,019 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 296 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,019 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 296
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Jacoba's 296 recorded births place it above 77.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jacoba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jacoba splits its recorded history at 1943: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1900 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jacoba popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2023
- Peak year (1921)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Jacoba by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (65 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Jacoba's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Jacoba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
62 births
- 1920s
1920s
65 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
27 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 65 births (22% of all-time use).
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- Jacoba's decade-level peak was the 1920s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jacoba: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~123 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, 1900–2023 (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 Jacoba 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.