Baby names info for JACOB:

• Gender: boy
• Syllables: 2
• Characters: 5
• Pronunciation: JAY-cub

Origin and Meaning:

• Hebrew meaning of the name JACOB for a boy:
  • that supplants, undermines the heel

Baby Names Popularity:

• JACOB is the 1^st most popular boy's name in the United States.

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Alternate Forms and Spellings:

• GIACOBBE IAKOBOS IAKOPA IAKOVOS JACOBA JACOBB JACOBE JACOBI JACOBIE JACOBINA JACOBINE JACOBO JACOBUS JACOBY JACOLBIE JACOLBY JACQOB JACYB JAECOB JAEKOB JAKAB JAKE JAKEB JAKEOB JAKKEB JAKOB JAKOBA JAKOBAH JAKOBE JAKOBI JAKOBIE JAKUB JAKUP JAOCB JAYCOB JAYK JAYKB JAYKE JAYKEB JAYKOB YA'QUB YACOB YACOUB YAKHOUBA YAKOB YAKOUB YAKOV YAKUB YAKUBU YAKUP

Nicknames:

• JAKE

JACOB appears in the following lists of names:

• Time Magazine's 100 most influential people
• National Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinees
• Characters in the Twilight Series
• Robin Williams roles