Jacob

Meaning and origin of Jacob

Popularity of Jacob in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Jacob has been rising (+9.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Jacob every 19 schools, all spellings combined.

Jacob in English-speaking countries

Jacob ranks 19^th in Ontario (Canada), 20^th in Northern Ireland and 20^th in British Columbia (Canada), against 341^st in France.

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  20^th boys’ name217 babies in 3 years1 boy in 117−8.5% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  20^th boys’ name267 babies in 3 years1 boy in 167−9% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  32^nd boys’ name357 babies in 3 years1 boy in 168−9% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  19^th boys’ name1,009 babies in 3 years1 boy in 168−9% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  29^th boys’ name4,397 babies in 3 years1 boy in 188−11.2% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  61^st boys’ name280 babies in 3 years1 boy in 257−8.5% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  39^th boys’ name19,708 babies in 3 years1 boy in 261−8.6% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  66^th boys’ name179 babies in 3 years1 boy in 275−11.2% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Jakob15

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Jacob

• Johan
• Jonas
• Jonah
• Jordan
• Imrane
• Ilan
• Aksel
• Lior
• Eli
• Aron
• Caleb
• Joan

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin