Baby Name Profile
Jacob
#101 all-timeHebrew originMostly a boy's name (100%)biblical
The Baby Notebook app is free to downloadWhat does Jacob mean?
“supplanter, he grasps the heel”
Jacob is a name of Hebrew origin.
Jacob year by year
2026*
#50
2025
#193
2024
#111
2023
#95
2022
#119
2021
#114
2020
#57
2019
#59
*2026 is a partial year. Snapshot 2026-07-03.
Other spellings of Jacob
Famous people named Jacob
- Jacob Riissocial reformer, journalist, photographer
- Jacob Bernoullimathematician, probability theory
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