Jacobi is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jacobi means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jacobi across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jacobi has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jacobi is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “variant of Jacob, supplanter”. A Latinate form of Jacob, from the Hebrew Yaakov.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,501 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 94 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jacobi per year, United States (1973 to 2025). United States peaked in 2008 (201/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2013 (10/yr).
Jacobi is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2008, when it ranked #2,214 nationally (given to 201 babies that year).
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