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Jacoby

/dʒəˈkoʊbi/ · 99% boys · 126 born in 2025

Jacoby has been given to about 11,281 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/dʒəˈkoʊbi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 10,896
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jacoby per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 696
  • Born in 2025126
  • All time11,281
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Jacoby?

Its best year was 2008, when 696 babies were given the name, ranking 422nd. The typical living American called Jacoby is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Jacoby

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jacob0.78
  2. Jacobi0.82
  3. Jakob0.74
  4. Jakobe0.69
  5. Coby0.68
  6. Jaycob0.65
  7. Koby0.64
  8. Jacky0.61

Middle names for Jacoby

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jacoby Paul0.79
  2. Jacoby Lee0.79
  3. Jacoby Dean0.78
  4. Jacoby Blake0.78
  5. Jacoby Bryce0.78
  6. Jacoby Wade0.78

Sibling names for Jacoby

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.98
  2. Alonsobrother · 0.97
  3. Yarelisister · 0.97
  4. Ilianasister · 0.96
  5. Misaelbrother · 0.96
  6. Izaiahbrother · 0.95

Where Jacoby is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.02%
  2. Tennessee0.01%
  3. Illinois0.01%
  4. North Carolina0.01%
  5. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Jacoby White0.74
  2. Jacoby Reyes0.74
  3. Jacoby Nguyen0.74
  4. Jacoby Lee0.74
  5. Jacoby Hill0.74
  6. Jacoby Hall0.74

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Jacoby

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Jacoby across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.