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Jacobi

/jɑˈkoʊbi/ · 93% boys · 60 born in 2025

Jacobi has been given to about 4,501 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/jɑˈkoʊbi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,336
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jacobi per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 201
  • Born in 202560
  • All time4,501

How popular is Jacobi?

Its best year was 2008, when 201 babies were given the name, ranking 1017th. The typical living American called Jacobi is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Jacobi

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jacoby0.82
  2. Jacob0.72
  3. Jakob0.69
  4. Jakobe0.69
  5. Jakari0.61
  6. Jakai0.61
  7. Jaycob0.60
  8. Jamari0.52

Middle names for Jacobi

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jacobi Paul0.85
  2. Jacobi Lee0.85
  3. Jacobi Dean0.84
  4. Jacobi Blake0.84
  5. Jacobi Bryce0.84
  6. Jacobi Wade0.84

Sibling names for Jacobi

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.95
  2. Mustafabrother · 0.95
  3. Misaelbrother · 0.94
  4. Blazebrother · 0.94
  5. Samirasister · 0.94
  6. Azariasister · 0.93

Where Jacobi is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Georgia0.01%
  2. Illinois0.01%
  3. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Jacobi Reyes0.80
  2. Jacobi Nguyen0.80
  3. Jacobi Moore0.80
  4. Jacobi Lee0.80
  5. Jacobi Hall0.80
  6. Jacobi Green0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Jacobi

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Jacobi across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.