Jakobi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ja-KOH-bee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,654 for boys
Jakobi is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter; holder of the heel”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 1,654th for boys in the US (101 babies).
What does Jakobi mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Jacobi, a surname form of Jacob
“supplanter; holder of the heel”
Is Jakobi a girl's or a boy's name?
Jakobi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 101 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jakobi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 64% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Jakobi, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2011, with 7 boys.
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were given Jakobi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,855, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
- Jacoby 7
- Jakobi 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Jakobi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
How popular is Jakobi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,654among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 101about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 101 boys in the US were named Jakobi, making it the 1,654th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,361st. Its busiest year was 2022, with 173 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Jakobi than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Jakobi in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 455 boys in the US were given Jakobi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #593, up from #1,654 for this spelling alone.
Jakobi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 101 | #1,654 |
| 2024 | 111 | #1,563 |
| 2023 | 140 | #1,346 |
| 2022 | 173 | #1,180 |
| 2021 | 153 | #1,245 |
| 2020 | 130 | #1,361 |
| 2019 | 130 | #1,372 |
| 2018 | 143 | #1,282 |
| 2017 | 115 | #1,467 |
| 2016 | 90 | #1,724 |
| 2015 | 100 | #1,599 |
| 2014 | 84 | #1,781 |
| 2013 | 99 | #1,568 |
| 2012 | 92 | #1,667 |
| 2011 | 86 | #1,718 |
| 2010 | 93 | #1,665 |
| 2009 | 101 | #1,588 |
| 2008 | 112 | #1,467 |
| 2007 | 80 | #1,811 |
| 2006 | 51 | #2,397 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2,077 |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,234 |
| 2003 | 55 | #2,051 |
| 2002 | 54 | #2,015 |
| 2001 | 43 | #2,302 |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,083 |
| 1999 | 38 | #2,344 |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,123 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
Names like Jakobi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Obi Oluwadarasimi Oluwatobi Achim Oluwafikayomi Chidubem Tobechukwu Omari Ayodeji Kamsiyochukwu Kenechukwu Somtochukwu
Other spellings of Jakobi
Names related to Jakobi
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Jakobi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jakobi, updated 20 October 2026.