Jaecob
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAY-kub
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jaecob 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 Jaecob 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 Jaecob a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaecob is a boys' name.
How popular is Jaecob in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 8 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the boys named Jaecob in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jaecob in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
Nicknames for Jaecob
- Jake 251 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jaecob
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jacob, Jonah, Axel, Judah, Johan, Josiah, Jonas, Noah, Caleb, Jakob, Zion, Jaylen
Names related to Jaecob
More Hebrew names
Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie
Sources
Figures from 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, “Jaecob: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaecob, updated 20 October 2026.