Jacobb
Boy · JAY-kob · Hebrew
Jacobb 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 Jacobb 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 Jacobb a girl's or a boy's name?
Jacobb is a boys' name.
How popular is Jacobb in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Jacobb in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jacobb in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
Nicknames for Jacobb
Names like Jacobb
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Caleb Jesse Jake Jordan Jonah Noah Jonas Isaac Josiah Johan Jackson Jaylen
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