Recorded 1981–2017 Boys' name Peak 2003 163 births

Jacobey — boys' name

163 babies named Jacobey in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s262000s862010s41
2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Jacobey was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

11 babies were named Jacobey in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacobey

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Jacobey between 1981 and 2017, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jacobey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacobey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jacobey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jacobey in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacobey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 163 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jacobey at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

163

Since 1981

37 years of records

Peak year

2003

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1981

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2017

Jacobey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1981

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2003)
11
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4681012 20172012200920062003200019951981 5

Jacobey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
86 births that decade — 53% of Jacobey's all-time total
1980s101990s262000s862010s41

Jacobey by state

Where Jacobey concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jacobey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 3.1%
Louisiana share of Jacobey's total US births 3.1%

5 of 163 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacobey?
163 babies have been named Jacobey since 1981. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2003 with 11 births.
When was Jacobey most popular?
Jacobey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Jacobey most popular?
The top states for the name Jacobey are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Jacobey been used?
Jacobey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 37 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Jacobey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jacob, Jack, Jackson, Jace, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.