Jaycub
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAY-kub
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jaycub is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jaycub mean?
Hebrew: respelling of Jacob
“supplanter”
A respelling of Jacob, the Hebrew name of the biblical patriarch whose twelve sons founded the tribes of Israel.
Is Jaycub a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaycub is a boys' name.
How popular is Jaycub in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Jaycub in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jaycub in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
Nicknames for Jaycub
- Jay 83 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jaycub
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jacob, Axel, Jonah, Jayden, Zion, Johan, Judah, Yahir, Jonas, Josiah, Noah, Jaylen
Names related to Jaycub
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, “Jaycub: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaycub, updated 20 October 2026.