Boy
Jacob
The name Jacob carries the meaning "Supplanter", with roots in Hebrew. It has cooled since its 1990s peak, though it is still chosen today. As things stand now, it is one of the most familiar names around. Common variant spellings include Jakob.
HebrewSupplanter
HebrewHolder of the heel
Also spelled: Jakob
Births by decade
1900s
2,191
1910s
8,699
1920s
9,066
1930s
5,282
1940s
4,852
1950s
5,407
1960s
5,099
1970s
36,590
1980s
124,922
1990s
298,926
2000s
274,316
2010s
140,259
Peaked in the 1990s · 915,609 total U.S. births since 1900