How Many People Are Named Jacobi?
An estimated 4,373 people in the United States have the first name Jacobi. It is predominantly male (93.1%). The average bearer is 19 years old, and Jacobi peaked in popularity in 2008 with 201 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jacobi 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 Jacobi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,373
About 1 in 78,380 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.1% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2008
201 births
Total Registered
4,440
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jacobi
Jacobi is predominantly male (93.1%), though 306 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Jacobi as a male name
Ranked #1,820 in 2024
89 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (189 births)
Jacobi as a female name
Ranked #14,281 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 1992 (21 births)
Jacobi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jacobi span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,470 babies were registered. While Jacobi is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jacobi by Decade
How has Jacobi 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.
Jacobi by State
Birth registrations for Jacobi span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Florida. The lowest are in South Dakota, Wisconsin, Massachusetts. On average, about 96 Jacobis were registered per state.
Jacobi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jacobi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jacobi
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jacobi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jacobi?
We estimate approximately 4,373 people named Jacobi 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 78,380 Americans share this first name.
Is Jacobi a common name?
Jacobi is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,440 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jacobi most popular?
Jacobi reached peak popularity in 2008, when 201 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jacobi is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jacobi a male name?
Jacobi is predominantly male. 93.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jacobi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jacobi Smith, Jacobi Johnson, Jacobi 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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