Unisex name · since 1973
Jacobi
4,195 babies named Jacobi in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,013 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,319 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,195
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jacobi currently ranks #2319 among unisex names in America, with 4,195 babies recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Jacobi recorded 4,195 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #2319 nationally today, ahead of 83% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #2,013 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,319 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,195 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacobi ranks #2,013 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,319 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,195 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,013 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,319 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,195
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jacobi's 4,195 recorded births place it above 95.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jacobi compares
4,195 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Jacobi's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jacobi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,195 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 189 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jacobi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jacobi splits its recorded history at 1999: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 189 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jacobi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 189
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Jacobi popularity over time - girls
306 total births recorded since 1982 (Jacobi as girls' name)
Jacobi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,420 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Jacobi's strongest decade.
1,420 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Jacobi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 64
1970s
64 births
- 1980s 230
1980s
230 births
- 1990s
1990s
607 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,303 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,420 births
- 2020s
2020s
571 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,420 births (34% of all-time use).
How Jacobi 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 Jacobi's total volume
Jacobi by state
Where Jacobi concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 409 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 324 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 257 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 200 | 4.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 167 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 122 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 120 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 103 | 2.5% |
409 of 4,195 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Jacobi appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jacobi's data
- Jacobi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,420 total births) through the 2020s (571) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jacobis (409 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jacobi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Jacobi 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.