Jacobo
Boy name · #1979 in 2025 · Very rare
Jacobo is currently the #1979 boy name in the United States — 77 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #2068, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 23,377 boys born in 2025 was named Jacobo.
Babies named Jacobo per year. Source: SSA.
The 115-year story
Jacobo first appears in the Social Security records in 1910, when 7 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 109 babies and a rank of #1591. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Jacobo in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Jacobo is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Jacobo will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Jacobo is most common
State-level data for Jacobo is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Jacobo
Statistically, parents drawn to Jacobo tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Jeronimo, Jareth, Nicolo, Giorgio, and Joao.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Jacobo | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77 | #1976 |
| 2024 | 95 | #1735 |
| 2023 | 109 | #1591 |
| 2022 | 105 | #1642 |
| 2021 | 70 | #2079 |
| 2020 | 96 | #1655 |
| 2019 | 93 | #1698 |
| 2018 | 70 | #2046 |
| 2017 | 72 | #1977 |
| 2016 | 78 | #1890 |
| 2015 | 68 | #2068 |
| 2014 | 84 | #1781 |
| 2013 | 84 | #1733 |
| 2012 | 76 | #1891 |
| 2011 | 79 | #1812 |
| 2010 | 98 | #1599 |
| 2009 | 83 | #1797 |
| 2008 | 94 | #1639 |
| 2007 | 90 | #1681 |
| 2006 | 65 | #2037 |
| 2005 | 82 | #1648 |
| 2004 | 69 | #1804 |
| 2003 | 86 | #1497 |
| 2002 | 68 | #1708 |
| 2001 | 76 | #1572 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Jacobo a popular boy name?
Jacobo ranked #1979 among boys in 2025 with 77 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2068.
When was the name Jacobo most popular?
Jacobo peaked in 2023, when 109 American boys received the name (ranked #1591 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Jacobo?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 23,377 newborn American boys was named Jacobo. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.