Jacoby is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jacoby means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jacoby across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jacoby has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jacoby is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “supplanter”. A surname form of Jacob, used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 11,281 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 151 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 Jacoby per year, United States (1959 to 2025). United States peaked in 2008 (696/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2010 (15/yr).
Jacoby has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2008, when it ranked #877 nationally (given to 696 babies that year).
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