Jacob is a ♂ male name.
Origin of Jacob
Jacob is a Hebrew name and derived from Ya’aqov / יַעֲקֹב.
Meaning of Jacob
Jacob originally means “may God protect”. Besides, Jacob means “holder of the heel” (from Hebrew “‘akév/עָקֵב” = heel) or “supplanter” (from Hebrew “‘akáv/עָקַב” = to follow/to supplant), because he was born grasping the heel of his first born twin brother Esau and he bought his birthright to supplant him.
Pronunciation of Jacob
Alternate spelling of Jacob
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Names Boy's name Names with J Boy names with JName Statistic: Jacob is ranked #161 overall ↓ -11
- 🇦🇹 Austria: 74 ↓ -1
- 🇦🇺 Australia: 117 ↑ 4
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: 446 ↑ 17
- 🇨🇦 Canada: 31 ↓ -2
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 768 ↓ -18
- 🇩🇪 Germany: 85 ↓ -6
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: 471 ↑↑ 187
- 🇪🇸 Spain: 648 ↓ -49
- 🇫🇮 Finland: 568 ↑↑ 122
- 🇫🇷 France: 1046 ↑ 52
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 38 ↑ 1
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: 82 ↑ 6
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 489 ↑↑ 7085
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 886 ↔ 0
- 🇳🇴 Norway: 61 ↓ -2
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 109 ↓ -9
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: 4357 ↑↑ 177
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: 345 ↑ 45
- 🇺🇸 United States: 339 ↓ -51
Jacob in the Top 50 Names
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