Jaicob
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAY-kub
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jaicob 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 Jaicob 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 Jaicob a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaicob is a boys' name.
How popular is Jaicob in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 10 boys.
Jaicob in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Jaicob in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Jaicob in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jaicob in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
Nicknames for Jaicob
- Jake 251 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jaicob
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jacob Jonah Noah Jaxon Caleb Jenson Jude Isaac Axel Eli Asher Jax
Names related to Jaicob
More Hebrew names
Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava 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, “Jaicob: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaicob, updated 20 October 2026.