Jacoby

“Variant of Jacob — supplanter, or holder of the heel” — Hebrew, via Greek and Latin origin

Boy's name · #1430 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Jacoby reached its best rank, #422, in 2008 and ranked #1430 in 2025. About 11,000 boys have carried it since 1959. Jacoby climbed in 2008, with SSA linking its rise to baseball player Jacoby Ellsbury. Together with its spelling variants Jakobi (#1657) and Jacobi (#2318), Jacoby would rank around #853 with about 290 births last year — the newborns split about 44/35/21 across Jacoby, Jakobi, and Jacobi.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jacobys

Jacoby Shaddix — American singer, songwriter and rapper
Jacoby Ellsbury — American baseball player (born 1983)
Jacoby Jones — American football player (1984–2024)
Jacoby Brissett — American football player (born 1992)
Jacoby Ford — American football player

What Jacobys become

Among 19 notable people named Jacoby:

Sports figures appear 4.23× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jacoby Ellsbury, American baseball player (born 1983).

Similar names: Jakobi · Cain · Jaxen · Crosby · Davion · Jadon

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