Jacobia
The Story of Jacobia
As a girl name
American parents first put Jacobia on the record books as a girl name in 1988, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 5 Jacobias were born — ranking #11,798 that year. About 67% of every Jacobia on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Jacobia last appeared in the published SSA data in 1992, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 15 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jacobia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1993, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1993: 5 births, good for #8,700 nationwide. Jacobia last appeared in the published SSA data in 1993, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jacobia
Jacobia is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Jacobia's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #11,798. Use the chart and map above to compare Jacobia'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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