Jacob-Lee
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAY-kob-LEE
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Jacob-Lee is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “heel-holder, supplanter + clearing, meadow”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Jacob-Lee mean?
Hebrew: Jacob + Lee
“heel-holder, supplanter + clearing, meadow”
Joins Jacob (Hebrew, “heel-holder, supplanter”) and Lee (English, “clearing, meadow”).
Meanings borrowed from Jacob and Lee.
Is Jacob-Lee a girl's or a boy's name?
Jacob-Lee is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jacob-Lee in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 71% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Jacob-Lee, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2013, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jacob-Lee in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Jacob-Lee in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
Names like Jacob-Lee
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zachary Jesse Elijah Joey Tobias Jonah Noah Isaac Elias Gabriel Jude Theodore
More Hebrew names
Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Ezra Benjamin Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Mateo Elsie Levi Eliana Joseph
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jacob-Lee: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jacob-lee, updated 20 October 2026.