JACOBY  (jah-KO-bee)

Gender: M
Origin: Variation of JACOB, Hebrew
Meaning: "supplanter"

Popularity in 2008: #423

This surname spin on Jacob is starting to head up the charts as a substitute for that #1 name, thanks largely to the popularity of the Boston Red Sox Jacoby Ellsbury.

Jacoby is being discussed in our message boards:

• Need an unusual super cool Jewish name
• Ashley
• Thirteen Kids (and counting..?)!
• What would you choose if you were having boy-girl twins?
• Octuplets

Read Nameberry blog posts about Jacoby:

• MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NAMES
• NEW SURNAME NAMES FOR BOYS
• TOP NAMES OF 2008: Emma and Jacob Rule
• BABY NAME TRENDS: Heading Up