Giacomo
Masculine · “heel-holder”
Giacomo is the Italian of James — and behind it is Jacob, the heel-holder, named for how he was born.
How old is the name Giacomo?
Giacomo first appears in US birth records in 1912 — 113 years ago. The typical Giacomo alive today was born around 2000, making them about 25 years old. About 1,600 people named Giacomo are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Giacomo most popular?
Giacomo peaked in 1914, reaching #1300 nationally. Today it ranks #2641, 1,341 places below that high. See the whole 1914 chart.
Where it comes from
From Ya'aqov to Giacomo
The story of Giacomo
Late Latin produced two forms of Jacob, Iacobus and Iacomus, and Europe took both — so Jacob and James are the same name arriving twice. Italian Giacomo carries the second. Casanova and Puccini both bore it. It appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
heel-holder, supplanter
From the Latin Iacomus, a variant of Iacobus, from the Hebrew Ya'aqov, built on aqev, 'heel'. The variant Iacomus gave James and Giacomo while Iacobus gave Jacob — one Hebrew name split in two across Europe. The Hebrew is documented.
How the name formed
- Ya'aqov
- Iacomus
- Giacomo
Related forms: Giacomo · James · Jaime
Pronouncing Giacomo
JAH-koh-moh
Three syllables, stress on the first. Italian says it that way.
Nicknames for Giacomo
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1912
- Most boys named
- 200656 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1300reached in 1914
- Change vs 2023
- +32.4%49 in 2025, from 37
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Giacomo in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Giacomo in Italian — same name
- James in English — related form
- Jaime in Spanish — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, California, New Jersey.
Giacomos among us
people named Giacomo are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 34,859 born in 2025 was named Giacomo
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Giacomo sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Giacomo is headed
Giacomo should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Giacomo beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Giacomo in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That Jacob and James are the same name arriving twice is a first-rate fact.
- Puccini is a first-rate bearer.
- Three syllables of open vowels, which carries unusually well.
- English speakers will read the gi as a hard g.
- James is what English speakers will substitute.
- It reads as specifically Italian.
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Frequently asked
- How many Giacomos are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,600 people named Giacomo are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Giacomo in 2025?
- Giacomo ranks #2641 among US boy names in 2025, with 49 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Giacomo?
- About 1 in every 34,859 US boys born in 2025 was named Giacomo — 49 in all.
- Will my child share the name Giacomo with classmates?
- Giacomo will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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