US rank #1573 Boys' name Peak 2022 2,546 births

Jakobi — #1573 US boys' name

2,546 babies named Jakobi in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1562000s6542010s10322020s704
#1573
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 89% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Jakobi was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

172 babies were named Jakobi in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jakobi

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,546 babies named Jakobi between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jakobi currently holds the #1573 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 172 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jakobi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,032 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jakobi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 217 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jakobi in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jakobi 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 2,546 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.

Jakobi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,546

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2022

172 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,573

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jakobi popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
172
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
050100150200 202420202016201220082004200019961993 10

Jakobi popularity over time — girls

45 total births recorded since 2002 (Jakobi as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 45 births
45678910 20222017201220092008200520042002 9

Jakobi by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,032 births that decade — 41% of Jakobi's all-time total
1990s1562000s6542010s10322020s704

Jakobi by state

Where Jakobi concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jakobi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
217 8.5%
#2 Georgia
141 5.5%
#3 Florida
118 4.6%
#4 Illinois
99 3.9%
#5 Alabama
89 3.5%
#6 North Carolina
83 3.3%
#7 Tennessee
69 2.7%
#8 Ohio
61 2.4%
Texas share of Jakobi's total US births 8.5%
Even split

217 of 2,546 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Jakobi appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jakobi?
2,546 babies have been named Jakobi since 1993. It currently ranks #1573 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 172 births.
When was Jakobi most popular?
Jakobi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,032 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Jakobi most popular?
The top states for the name Jakobi are Texas (217 births), Georgia (141 births), Florida (118 births).
How long has the name Jakobi been used?
Jakobi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jakobi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jake, Jakob, Jakari, Jakobe, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1993–2024 (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.