How Many People Are Named Jakobe?
An estimated 4,711 people in the United States have the first name Jakobe. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Jakobe peaked in popularity in 2020 with 273 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jakobe 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 Jakobe paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Jakobe is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,711
About 1 in 72,756 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2020
273 births
Total Registered
4,757
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jakobe
Jakobe is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,757 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jakobe as a male name
Ranked #1,301 in 2024
150 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (273 births)
Jakobe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jakobe span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,793 babies were registered. While Jakobe is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jakobe by Decade
How has Jakobe 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.
Jakobe by State
Birth registrations for Jakobe span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Alabama. The lowest are in Iowa, Colorado, Arizona. On average, about 123 Jakobes were registered per state.
Jakobe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jakobe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jakobe
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jakobe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jakobe?
We estimate approximately 4,711 people named Jakobe 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 72,756 Americans share this first name.
Is Jakobe a common name?
Jakobe is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,757 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jakobe most popular?
Jakobe reached peak popularity in 2020, when 273 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jakobe is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jakobe a male name?
Jakobe is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jakobe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jakobe Smith, Jakobe Johnson, Jakobe 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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