How Many People Are Named Jacobe?
An estimated 1,267 people in the United States have the first name Jacobe. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Jacobe peaked in popularity in 2007 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jacobe as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jacobe paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,267
About 1 in 270,524 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2007
59 births
Total Registered
1,292
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jacobe
Jacobe is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,292 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jacobe as a male name
Ranked #8,569 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (59 births)
Jacobe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jacobe span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 505 babies were registered. Jacobe has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jacobe by Decade
How has Jacobe tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jacobe by State
Birth registrations for Jacobe span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Louisiana. The lowest are in Michigan, North Carolina, Mississippi. On average, about 28 Jacobes were registered per state.
Jacobe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jacobe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jacobe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jacobe?
We estimate approximately 1,267 people named Jacobe are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 270,524 Americans share this first name.
Is Jacobe a common name?
Jacobe is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,292 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jacobe most popular?
Jacobe reached peak popularity in 2007, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jacobe is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jacobe a male name?
Jacobe is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jacobe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jacobe Smith, Jacobe Johnson, Jacobe Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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