Jaicob
Variant of the Hebrew name Jacob, meaning "supplanter" or "holding the heel".
Name Census estimates that about 167 living Americans carry the first name Jaicob. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jaicob today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jaicob births was 2016 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jaicob. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jaicob with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
167
~ 1 in 2,052,421 Americans
Peak year
2016
15 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2021 SSA rank
#11,307
Tracked since 1998
Popularity
Jaicob: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jaicob from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 81 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jaicob by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jaicob during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jaicobs live
Origin
Meaning and history of Jaicob
The given name Jaicob is an alternate spelling of the name Jacob, which has its origins in the Hebrew language. The name Jacob is derived from the Hebrew word "ya'aqov," which means "to follow" or "to supplant." It is believed to have originated around the 2nd millennium BC in ancient Israel.
Jacob is a prominent name in the Bible, where it was borne by one of the patriarchs of the Israelites. According to the Book of Genesis, Jacob was the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, and the grandson of Abraham. He is known for his struggle with the angel of God, after which he received the name Israel.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Jacob is Jacob, the son of Isaac and Rebekah, who lived around the 18th century BC according to biblical accounts. Other notable Jacobs in history include:
1. Jacob ben Asher (1269-1343), a prominent Jewish scholar and author of the Arba'ah Turim, a major work of Jewish law.
2. Jacob Bohme (1575-1624), a German Christian mystic and philosopher.
3. Jacob Grimm (1785-1863), a German philologist and one of the famous Brothers Grimm, known for their collection of fairy tales.
4. Jacob Bronowski (1908-1974), a Polish-British mathematician and historian of science.
5. Jacob Zuma (born 1942), a former President of South Africa from 2009 to 2018.
The name Jaicob is likely a variant spelling that emerged over time, possibly due to regional or cultural influences. However, its origins and meaning remain rooted in the Hebrew name Jacob, which has a rich historical significance in various religious and cultural traditions.
People
Jaicob + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaicob as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jaicob: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaicob?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 167 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jaicob going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,052,421 US residents.
Is Jaicob a common name?
We classify Jaicob as "Very Rare". It ranks above 71.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 169 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jaicob most popular?
The single biggest year for Jaicob was 2016, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jaicob is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jaicob in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jaicob a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jaicob in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jaicob still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jaicob in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jaicob can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Jaicob?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.