The baby name Jacoby is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒəˈkoʊbi/ (juh-KOH-bee).
The baby name Jacoby is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒəˈkoʊbi/ (juh-KOH-bee).
Jacoby is in Origin.
Jacoby is an English given name and surname derived from Jacob, ultimately from Hebrew Ya'aqov meaning "heel-holder" or "supplanter." The -y ending reflects a patronymic or surname formation (cf. German Jacoby and Latinized Jacobi) that later migrated into first-name use in North America. As a given name, Jacoby rose in the late 20th century alongside the dominance of Jacob and the broader fashion for surname-style forenames; professional athletes like Jacoby Ellsbury, Jacoby Brissett, and Jacoby Jones helped normalize its sound.
Variants and related forms include Jacob, Jakob, Jacobi, and the wider Jacob-James family: Iacobus, Iacomus, Giacomo, Iago, Jaime, Diego, Tiago, Seamus, and Yakov. Nicknames span Jake, Coby/Koby, and Jace. Usage skews modern and American, though the surname appears in German and Jewish diaspora records. The name retains Jacob's core sense of clever persistence or "supplanting," often reimagined today as resourcefulness and grit.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #187 | 4 | 4,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 4,970 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #301 | 6 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #503 | 8 | 10,188 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #747 | 146 | 7,044 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| United States | Girls | 2020 | #913 | 5 | 8,768 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Jacoby is popular in 24 countries — most recent births per country:
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