Jaycob
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAY-kub
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,919 for boys
Jaycob is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 1,919th for boys in the US (81 babies).
What does Jaycob mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Jacob
“supplanter”
A spelling of Jacob, the Hebrew patriarch whose twelve sons founded the tribes of Israel.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jaycob a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaycob is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 81 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jaycob in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 64% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Jaycob, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jaycob in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,422 boys in the UK were given Jaycob or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #40, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
- Jacob 1,417
- Jaycob 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Jaycob in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 2 | #6,291 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,357 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,347 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,313 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
How popular is Jaycob in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,919among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 81about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 81 boys in the US were named Jaycob, making it the 1,919th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,568th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 236 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the boys named Jaycob in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 6,274 boys in the US were given Jaycob or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #49, up from #1,919 for this spelling alone.
Jaycob in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81 | #1,919 |
| 2024 | 58 | #2,393 |
| 2023 | 68 | #2,128 |
| 2022 | 82 | #1,906 |
| 2021 | 96 | #1,700 |
| 2020 | 104 | #1,568 |
| 2019 | 117 | #1,472 |
| 2018 | 166 | #1,154 |
| 2017 | 142 | #1,276 |
| 2016 | 167 | #1,149 |
| 2015 | 186 | #1,065 |
| 2014 | 223 | #947 |
| 2013 | 211 | #943 |
| 2012 | 236 | #888 |
| 2011 | 211 | #942 |
| 2010 | 234 | #889 |
| 2009 | 206 | #969 |
| 2008 | 158 | #1,146 |
| 2007 | 165 | #1,102 |
| 2006 | 145 | #1,163 |
| 2005 | 127 | #1,244 |
| 2004 | 149 | #1,070 |
| 2003 | 127 | #1,172 |
| 2002 | 112 | #1,220 |
| 2001 | 122 | #1,135 |
| 2000 | 120 | #1,150 |
| 1999 | 97 | #1,266 |
| 1998 | 81 | #1,403 |
| 1997 | 94 | #1,231 |
| 1996 | 76 | #1,385 |
| 1995 | 62 | #1,522 |
| 1994 | 59 | #1,559 |
| 1993 | 46 | #1,819 |
| 1992 | 39 | #1,997 |
| 1991 | 34 | #2,137 |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,623 |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,088 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,410 |
Nicknames for Jaycob
Names like Jaycob
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Caleb Jonah Noah Jude Jaxon Ethan Isaac Jenson Jayden Asher Elijah Eli
Other spellings of Jaycob
Names related to Jaycob
More Hebrew names
Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Ezra Benjamin Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie Levi Eliana Joseph Adam
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, “Jaycob: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaycob, updated 20 October 2026.