Jacoba
Jacoba is a given name, a female version of Jacob. In daily life, many people use(d) short or more modern forms like Coba, Cobi, Cobie, Coby, Coosje, Cootje, Jackie, and Jacqueline.
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Jacoba
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jacoba is a given name, a female version of Jacob. In daily life, many people use(d) short or more modern forms like Coba, Cobi, Cobie, Coby, Coosje, Cootje, Jackie, and Jacqueline.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
The Story of Jacoba
The earliest SSA record of Jacoba as a baby girl name dates back to 1900, when 5 babies received it. 1921 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Jacoba — #2,195 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Jacobas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 296 Jacobas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jacoba
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jacoba. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Coba
- Jacobina
- Jacobine
Names that sound like Jacoba
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About the name Jacoba
Jacoba is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 296 births in the dataset. Jacoba's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #2,195. Use the chart and map above to compare Jacoba's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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