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Jacob

JAY-kub

Mostly a boy name · 0% girls / 100% boys since 1880

All-time babies

990,532

since 1880

Boys rank, 2025

#43

6,152 babies

Peak year (boys)

1998

36,031 babies, #2

Letters

5

2 syllables

Babies named Jacob per year

Popularity rank over time

Meaning & origin

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: Held by the heel; supplanter

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