boy · hebrew and biblical
Jacob
say it jay-kub
What Jacob means
- Hebrew and Biblical holder of the heel, supplanter; patriarch of Israel Torah, Hebrew Bible, New Testament and Quran: patriarch of Israel; Yaqub in the Quran
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 12 countries.
Its use is falling over the last ten years.
- no. 1 in the Philippines (2021)
- no. 5 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 20 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 25 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 32 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 36 in the US (2024)
- no. 41 in Ireland (2017)
- no. 49 in Norway (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 1990.
Other forms
Yaakov, Yakub, James, Jakob, Giacomo, Yaqub
Names with a similar meaning
James Diego Tiago Christian Thiago Jakob Jamie Jake Jameson Hamish Jaime Jimmy
Jacob in stories
- Twilight: Jacob Black, the Quileute werewolf
- Twilight: Jacob Black, the werewolf friend of Bella