Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Jakoby isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jakoby through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,703
- 1,703 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 118 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #3,986 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,986 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 46.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 118 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,168 as a first name in 2020; 162 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jakoby’s family of names
In German usage, Jakoby as a surname has a related form in Jakob. In German usage, Jakoby as a surname has a related form in Jacobi. In German usage, Jakoby as a surname has a related form in Jacobs.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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