Boys' name · since 1993
Jakobi
2,650 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.
- #2,759 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,661 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,650
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jakobi is the #1661 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,650 recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Jakobi recorded 2,650 times among boys since 1993, holding rank #1661 nationally today, ahead of 88% 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 1993 to 2025.
- #2,759 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,661 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,650 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakobi ranks #2,759 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,661 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,650 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,759 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,661 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,650
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jakobi's 2,650 recorded births place it above 93.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jakobi compares
2,650 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Jakobi's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jakobi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,650 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 173 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jakobi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jakobi's full recorded timeline at 2009, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 10 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 173 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jakobi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 173
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Jakobi popularity over time - girls
45 total births recorded since 2002 (Jakobi as girls' name)
Jakobi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,032 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Jakobi's strongest decade.
1,032 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Jakobi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 156
1990s
156 births
- 2000s
2000s
654 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,032 births
- 2020s
2020s
808 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,032 births (39% of all-time use).
How Jakobi 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 Jakobi's total volume
Jakobi by state
Where Jakobi concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 217 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 146 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 119 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 99 | 3.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 95 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 94 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 69 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 67 | 2.5% |
217 of 2,650 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Jakobi appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jakobi's data
- Jakobi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,032 total births) through the 2020s (808) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jakobis (217 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 Jakobi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Jakobi 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.