Jacob name popularity, meaning and origin

Name Popularity: 100%

Jacob name meaning:

Origin: Hebrew

Held by the heel.

Related names

Jacob , Anschel, Anshel, Anshil, Ashu, Hamish , Jacobina, Jacquelin, Jacquelyn, Jacquetta.-Jacquet, Jake , Jakob , Jamesina, Jameson , Jamieson, Jayme , Jaymes, Jeb, Jem , Jemmy, Jimmie , Jock, Rachael , Yacoub , Jago

Other boys names beginning with J

Statistics

Overall UK ranking: 17 out of 4789

2319 recorded births last year

Change in rank

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Regional popularity

Ranking for this name in various UK regions

Scotland (24)

Historical popularity of Jacob

The graph below shows the popularity of the boys's name Jacob from all the UK baby name statistics available. It's a quick easy way to see the trend for Jacob in 2023