How popular isyour name?

Boy name

Jakobe

Jakobe holds the #1459 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 122 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #833 in 2020 to #1459 today. Its strongest year on record was 2003 (#816 nationally, 214 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1996. The name's biggest fan base is in South Carolina (#608 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1459
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#816
in 2003 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
122
boys named Jakobe

Jakobe popularity, 1880–2025

0.004%0.009%0.013%0.017%18801900192019401960198020002020#816 in 2003
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2003

Where Jakobe is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025WI—Michigan: #1113 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)MI#1113New York: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025IA—Illinois: #1280 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1280Indiana: #844 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IN#844Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025CT—California: #2471 (5 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)CA#2471Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025AR—Tennessee: #1040 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TN#1040North Carolina: #678 (13 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)NC#678South Carolina: #608 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)SC#608District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025AL—Georgia: #792 (11 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)GA#792Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jakobe in 2025HI—Texas: #1908 (8 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)TX#1908Florida: #1256 (9 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1256
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: South Carolina (#608), North Carolina (#678), Georgia (#792)

Uniqueness score

61/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Jakobe in the most recent year of SSA data.

Similar names

Explore lists

Compare Jakobe