Jacobo
Jacobo is both a surname and a given name of Spanish origin. Based on the name Jacob. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Jacobo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jacobo is both a surname and a given name of Spanish origin. Based on the name Jacob. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Jacobo
Jacobo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1910, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 109 Jacobos were born — ranking #1,589 that year. As of 2026, Jacobo ranks #1,646 for baby boys with 104 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Jacobos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Jacobo
Jacobo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Jacobo's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,314. Use the chart and map above to compare Jacobo'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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