Jacub
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAY-kub
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jacub is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter, holder of the heel”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jacub mean?
Hebrew: variant of Jacob
“supplanter, holder of the heel”
Variant spelling of Jacob, the Old Testament patriarch who fathered the twelve tribes of Israel.
Is Jacub a girl's or a boy's name?
Jacub is a boys' name.
How popular is Jacub in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jacub in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jacub in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
How popular is Jacub in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Jacub in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jacub in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
Nicknames for Jacub
- Jake 251 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jacub
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jacob Jakub Caleb Jonah Noah Jesse Isaac Jaxon Elijah Eli Zion Yaqub
Names related to Jacub
More Hebrew names
Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie Levi Eliana
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jacub: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jacub, updated 20 October 2026.