How Many People Are Named Jakoby?
An estimated 1,658 people in the United States have the first name Jakoby. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Jakoby peaked in popularity in 2018 with 118 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jakoby 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 Jakoby paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Jakoby 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
1,658
About 1 in 206,728 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2018
118 births
Total Registered
1,674
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jakoby
Jakoby is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,674 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jakoby as a male name
Ranked #3,546 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (118 births)
Jakoby: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jakoby span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 807 babies were registered. While Jakoby is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jakoby by Decade
How has Jakoby 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.
Jakoby by State
Birth registrations for Jakoby span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, Ohio. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Indiana, Iowa. On average, about 21 Jakobys were registered per state.
Jakoby + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jakoby as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jakoby
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jakoby: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jakoby?
We estimate approximately 1,658 people named Jakoby 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 206,728 Americans share this first name.
Is Jakoby a common name?
Jakoby is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,674 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jakoby most popular?
Jakoby reached peak popularity in 2018, when 118 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jakoby is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jakoby a male name?
Jakoby is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jakoby Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jakoby Smith, Jakoby Johnson, Jakoby 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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