Name
JACOB

Name JACOB

Between 1880 and 2019 there were 1,139,000 births of Jacob in the countries below, which represents an average of 8,194 births of children bearing the first name Jacob per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 18,768 births.
Version Française disponible ici En Français Prénom Jacob Available variant : Jacób
Variations : Jacub , Jake , Jakob , Jakób , Jákob , Jakub , Jákub

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Information about the first name Jacob

We celebrate Jacob on December 20th
The first name Jacob is listed in our categories :The first name Jacob has been assigned to:
99.94% to boys
0.06% to girls
The country where the first name Jacob is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 5 letters including 2 vowels and 3 consonants

Jacob in Japanese *

Romajijeikobu
Katakanaジェーコブ
Hiraganaじぇーこぶ
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Jacob en Japonais
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Jacob in sign language

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Jacob in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Jacob

US English
Etymology src :
  • From Late Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב‎ (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “heel-grabber”), from עָקֵב‎ (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”). Doublet of James.
Noun src :
  • Jacob (plural Jacobs)
  • A breed of multihorned sheep.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒeɪkəb/
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • James and its variants
  • Jake, Jay, Jacques
  • feminine: Jacqueline
Proper noun (Synonyms) src :
  • (father of the Israelites): Israel, Yaakov
FR French
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ʒa.kɔb/
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
General
Proper noun src :
  • Jacob
  • Jacob (biblical figure)
  • A male given name.
ES Spanish
Proper noun src :
  • Jacob m
  • Jacob (biblical figure)
  • 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 25:27
  • Y crecieron los niños, y Esaú fué diestro en la caza, hombre del campo: Jacob empero era varón quieto, que habitaba en tiendas.
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • Diego, Santiago, Iago, Diago, Tiago, Yago, Joscia
Middle Dutch
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Late Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יעקב‎ (ya'aqóbh, literally “heel-grabber”).
Noun src :
  • jācob m
  • A male given name
Noun (Alternative forms) src :
  • jacobus
Noun (Descendants) src :
  • Dutch: Jacob, Jakob, Jacobus, Jakobus Afrikaans: Jacob, Jakob, Jacobus, Jakobus
Noun (Inflection) src :
  • This noun needs an inflection-table template.
PT Portuguese
Proper noun src :
  • Jacob m
  • Alternative form of Jacó
SE Swedish
Proper noun src :
  • Jacob c (genitive Jacobs)
  • A male given name, a spelling variant of Jakob.
NL Dutch
Alternative forms src :
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈjaː.kɔp/
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧cob
Proper noun src :
  • Jacob m
  • A male given name, equivalent to English Jacob or James.
Proper noun (Derived terms) src :
  • Jaap (diminutive)
  • Jim (diminutive)
  • Coos, Cobus, Koos, Kobus, Kobbe, Kobe (diminutive)
  • Koosje (diminutive)
Proper noun (Descendants) src :
  • Afrikaans: Jacob, Jakob, Jacobus, Jakobus
DK Danish
Alternative forms src :
Proper noun src :
  • Jacob
  • A male given name, equivalent to English Jacob or James.
Proper noun (Descendants) src :
  • → Greenlandic: Jaakupi, Jaakorpi
  • ⇒ Greenlandic: Jaakku, Jaaku, Iaaku (diminutive)
  • ⇒ Greenlandic: Jaakuaraq, Jakunguaq (diminutive)
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • (male given names) Ib, Jeppe, Jim, Jimmi, Jimmy
  • (surnames) Jacobsen
DE German
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈjaːkɔp]
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧cob
Proper noun src :
  • Jacob
  • A male given name, equivalent to English Jacob and James.
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • Jakobchen, Köb, Köbes, Koeeb, Jäggi, Joggi
 

Popularity of the name Jacob

Number of JACOB births per year

Total births of Jacob by country

Births with the first name Jacob
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2018
929,290
618
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2018
81,012
0
AUAustralia
1944 - 2018
29,679
0
ONOntario
1913 - 2016
28,044
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2018
12,513
18
DKDenmark
1985 - 2018
11,212
0
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2018
9,123
0
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2018
7,510
0
ABAlberta
1990 - 2018
5,826
1
SESweden
1998 - 2018
5,336
0
BRBrazil
1930 - 2010
3,753
0
NONorway
1945 - 2018
3,420
0
FRFrance
1900 - 2018
2,959
92
IEIreland
1964 - 2018
2,054
0
NSNew Scotland
1920 - 2019
1,694
0
PLPoland
2000 - 2018
1,171
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2018
653
0
NLNetherlands
2015 - 2019
652
0
BEBelgium
1995 - 2018
628
0
CHSwitzerland
1912 - 2018
614
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2018
558
1
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
240
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2018
208
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
115
0
PTPortugal
2014 - 2018
6
0

Total births of Jacob by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Jacob
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
2018
11,770
0
GBUnited Kingdom
2018
3,350
0
AUAustralia
2018
725
0
ONOntario
2016
626
0
QCQuebec
2018
540
2
DKDenmark
2018
369
0
ABAlberta
2018
181
0
IEIreland
2018
180
0
SESweden
2018
151
0
BCBritish Columbia
2018
140
0
NLNetherlands
2019
136
0
NONorway
2018
136
0
NZNew Zealand
2018
126
0
FRFrance
2018
114
0
DEGermany
2018
53
0
ATAustria
2018
40
0
PLPoland
2018
31
0
BEBelgium
2018
29
0
ITItaly
2018
29
0
BRBrazil
2010
16
0
CHSwitzerland
2018
10
0
ARArgentina
2015
8
0
CZCzechoslovakia
2016
6
0

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Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Jacob

There are 2555 actors and actresses with the first name Jacob
Jacob Lee Seeliger
Jacob Tremblay
Jacob Nathaniel
Jacob Hunter Davila
Jacob Melton
Jacob Rips
Jacob Dolce
Jacob Bertrand
Jacob Maren
Jacob Dressler
Jacob Ottensten
Jacob Vangchhia
Jacob Clemente
Jacob Dufour
Jacob Seeger
Jacob Latimore
Jacob Leinbach
Jacob Lofland
Jacob Orlowski
Jacob Kogan
Jacob Hays
Jacob Lindley
Jacob Chapman
Jacob Melling
Jacob Graham
Jacob Handy
Jacob Scipio
Jacob Francis Worrall
Jacob Tellijohn
Jacob Joseph Worton

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Jacob
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Rankings of first name JACOB by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#6QC Quebec2018
#7ON Ontario2016
#7AB Alberta2018
#11GB United Kingdom2018
#13US United State of America2018
#13BC British Columbia2018
#24DK Denmark2018
#29NZ New Zealand2018
#31AU Australia2018
#41IE Ireland2018
#53NO Norway2018
#86SE Sweden2018
#119NL Netherlands2019
#162AT Austria2018
#173DE Germany2018
#193PL Poland2018
#260CZ Czechoslovakia2016
#399BE Belgium2018
#417IT Italy2018
#459AR Argentina2015
#465FR France2018
#560CH Switzerland2018
#3322BR Brazil2010
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#2092QC Quebec2018
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