Jacoby
Boy · juh-KOH-bee · Hebrew
Jacoby is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “held by the heel; supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 1,425th for boys in the US (126 babies).
What does Jacoby mean?
Hebrew: from the surname Jacobi, 'of Jacob'
“held by the heel; supplanter”
From the surname Jacobi, a Latin genitive meaning of Jacob, found among German and Jewish families.
- Say it
- juh-KOH-bee
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Is Jacoby a girl's or a boy's name?
Jacoby is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 126 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jacoby in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Jacoby, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jacoby in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were given Jacoby or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,855, up from #3,021 for this spelling alone.
- Jacoby 7
- Jakobi 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Jacoby in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
How popular is Jacoby in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,425among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 126about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 126 boys in the US were named Jacoby, making it the 1,425th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 910th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 691 boys. It first appears in the records in 1959.
2025 had fewer boys named Jacoby than any year since 1989.
Half of all the boys named Jacoby in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 455 boys in the US were given Jacoby or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #593, up from #1,425 for this spelling alone.
Jacoby in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 126 | #1,425 |
| 2024 | 146 | #1,321 |
| 2023 | 169 | #1,192 |
| 2022 | 164 | #1,209 |
| 2021 | 261 | #885 |
| 2020 | 245 | #910 |
| 2019 | 254 | #868 |
| 2018 | 266 | #837 |
| 2017 | 299 | #785 |
| 2016 | 334 | #732 |
| 2015 | 394 | #656 |
| 2014 | 468 | #589 |
| 2013 | 569 | #485 |
| 2012 | 503 | #522 |
| 2011 | 543 | #485 |
| 2010 | 548 | #474 |
| 2009 | 630 | #444 |
| 2008 | 691 | #422 |
| 2007 | 395 | #622 |
| 2006 | 210 | #915 |
| 2005 | 202 | #892 |
| 2004 | 216 | #823 |
| 2003 | 233 | #759 |
| 2002 | 224 | #769 |
| 2001 | 237 | #733 |
| 2000 | 194 | #822 |
| 1999 | 175 | #861 |
| 1998 | 209 | #763 |
| 1997 | 141 | #949 |
| 1996 | 159 | #866 |
| 1995 | 152 | #884 |
| 1994 | 167 | #820 |
| 1993 | 190 | #755 |
| 1992 | 201 | #726 |
| 1991 | 150 | #849 |
| 1990 | 129 | #903 |
| 1989 | 117 | #937 |
| 1988 | 108 | #915 |
| 1987 | 92 | #989 |
| 1986 | 92 | #953 |
| 1985 | 80 | #1,019 |
| 1984 | 71 | #1,059 |
| 1983 | 93 | #916 |
| 1982 | 36 | #1,653 |
| 1981 | 42 | #1,478 |
| 1980 | 31 | #1,808 |
| 1979 | 41 | #1,464 |
| 1978 | 38 | #1,508 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,555 |
| 1976 | 23 | #2,053 |
| 1975 | 24 | #1,947 |
| 1974 | 18 | #2,275 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,354 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,820 |
Nicknames for Jacoby
Names like Jacoby
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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