Jaccob
Boy · JAY-kob · Hebrew
Jaccob is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “heel-holder, supplanter”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jaccob mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Jacob
“heel-holder, supplanter”
In Genesis, Jacob is born grasping the heel of his twin brother Esau.
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- JAY-kob
Meaning borrowed from Jacob. More on Wiktionary.
Is Jaccob a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaccob is a boys' name.
How popular is Jaccob in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 35 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the boys named Jaccob in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jaccob in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,671 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,138 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1999 | 33 | #2,604 |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,923 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 34 | #2,327 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 35 | #2,254 |
| 1993 | 31 | #2,393 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,664 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,099 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
Nicknames for Jaccob
Names like Jaccob
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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