Boys' name · since 1981
Jacolby
1,557 babies named Jacolby in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,848 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,970 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,557
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,557 babies have been named Jacolby since 1981, making it today's #5970 boys' name.
Jacolby has 1,557 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5970 as of the latest data, more common than 57% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #3,848 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,970 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,557 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacolby ranks #3,848 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,970 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,557 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,848 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,970 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,557
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jacolby's 1,557 recorded births place it above 91.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jacolby compares
1,557 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Jacolby's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jacolby | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,557 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 81 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jacolby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jacolby's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 81, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jacolby popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Jacolby popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 1986 (Jacolby as girls' name)
Jacolby by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (517 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Jacolby's strongest decade.
517 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jacolby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 181
1980s
181 births
- 1990s
1990s
517 births
- 2000s
2000s
459 births
- 2010s
2010s
305 births
- 2020s 95
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 517 births (33% of all-time use).
How Jacolby 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 Jacolby's total volume
Jacolby by state
Where Jacolby concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 280 | 18.0% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 238 | 15.3% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 45 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 42 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 26 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 13 | 0.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.4% |
280 of 1,557 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Jacolby's data
- Jacolby's decade-level peak was the 1990s (517 total births); usage has since declined to 95 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jacolbys (280 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 Jacolby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Jacolby 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.