Jacobey
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- juh-KOH-bee
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jacobey is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter, holder of the heel”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jacobey mean?
Hebrew: variant of Jacoby, from Jacob
“supplanter, holder of the heel”
Variant of Jacoby, a surname form of Jacob that is also used as a first name.
Is Jacobey a girl's or a boy's name?
Jacobey is a boys' name.
How popular is Jacobey in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the boys named Jacobey in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jacobey in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
Nicknames for Jacobey
- Jake 251 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jacobey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Josiah Elijah Isaiah Malachi Jake Jonah Jordy Abraham Noah Jeremiah Johan Jonas
Names related to Jacobey
More Hebrew names
Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie Levi
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jacobey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jacobey, updated 20 October 2026.