Boys' name · since 1910
Jacobo
3,486 babies named Jacobo in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,289 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,979 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,486
- born since 1910
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jacobo currently ranks #1979 among boys' names in America, with 3,486 babies recorded since 1910.
Social Security Administration records show Jacobo recorded 3,486 times among boys since 1910, holding rank #1979 nationally today, ahead of 86% 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 1910 to 2025.
- #2,289 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,979 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,486 born since 1910
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacobo ranks #2,289 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,979 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,486 born since 1910, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,289 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,979 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,486
- born since 1910
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jacobo's 3,486 recorded births place it above 94.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jacobo compares
3,486 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Jacobo's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jacobo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,486 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 109 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jacobo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jacobo splits its recorded history at 1974: 88% of all births land in the more recent half, 12% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 109 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jacobo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 109
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Jacobo by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (802 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Jacobo's strongest decade.
802 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Jacobo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 40
1910s
40 births
- 1920s 82
1920s
82 births
- 1930s 49
1930s
49 births
- 1940s 57
1940s
57 births
- 1950s 80
1950s
80 births
- 1960s 78
1960s
78 births
- 1970s 179
1970s
179 births
- 1980s 298
1980s
298 births
- 1990s
1990s
487 births
- 2000s
2000s
782 births
- 2010s
2010s
802 births
- 2020s
2020s
552 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 802 births (23% of all-time use).
How Jacobo 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 Jacobo's total volume
Jacobo by state
Where Jacobo concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 914 | 26.2% |
| #2 | California | | 739 | 21.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 273 | 7.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 68 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 57 | 1.6% |
| #6 | New Mexico | | 48 | 1.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 26 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 17 | 0.5% |
914 of 3,486 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Jacobo appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jacobo's data
- Jacobo's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (802 total births) through the 2020s (552) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jacobos (914 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jacobo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1910–2025 (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 Jacobo 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.