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Jacoba
OriginHebrew, feminine variation of Jacob
About Jacoba
Now that Jacob has been the top boys' name for several years, this may come to the fore, the way Michaela did after Michael's long reign at Number One. For now, it's one of the more unusual girl names starting with J.
Pronounced juh-KOH-buh.
As of October 2026, Jacoba ranked #16133 in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #2065 in 1900.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Jacoba on lists
Famous Jacobas
- Jacoba Francisca Maria "Cobie" Smulders
Canadian actress
- Jacoba of Settesoli
Blessed Italian follower of St. Francis of Assissi
- Jacoba Maria Jozina "Coby" van Baalen
Dorresteijn, Dutch Olympic equestrian
- Gerardina Jacoba van de Sande Bakhuyzen
Dutch painter
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