Jeycob
Of Jewish origin, meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows behind".
Name Census estimates that about 125 living Americans carry the first name Jeycob. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jeycob today is around 6 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jeycob births was 2024 (30 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jeycob. 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.
People living today
125
~ 1 in 2,742,035 Americans
Peak year
2024
30 babies that year
Average age
6
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,720
Tracked since 2012
Popularity
Jeycob: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jeycob from the 2010s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 84 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jeycob 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 Jeycob during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jeycobs live
Origin
Meaning and history of Jeycob
The name Jeycob is a variant spelling of the Hebrew name Jacob, which has its origins in the biblical Book of Genesis. Jacob was the son of Isaac and Rebekah, and the grandson of Abraham. The name is derived from the Hebrew word "ya'aqob," meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows at the heel."
The biblical Jacob is a significant figure in the Judeo-Christian tradition. He is regarded as one of the patriarchs of the Israelites and is remembered for his famous wrestling match with an angel, after which he was given the name Israel. The name Jacob appears numerous times in the Old Testament and is a prominent figure in the history of the Abrahamic faiths.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jeycob comes from the Septuagint, a Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, dating back to the 3rd century BCE. In this text, the name is spelled "Iakob." The name also appears in various forms in other ancient texts, such as the Dead Sea Scrolls and the works of Josephus, a Jewish historian from the 1st century CE.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Jeycob or its variants. One of the earliest was Jacob of Serugh (451-521 CE), a renowned Syriac poet and theologian who wrote extensively on Christian themes. Another notable figure was Jacob Baradaeus (c. 500-578 CE), a monophysite bishop who played a significant role in the establishment of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
During the Middle Ages, the name Jeycob was popular among Jewish communities across Europe. One notable bearer was Jacob ben Asher (c. 1269-1343), a prominent rabbi and codifier of Jewish law. Another was Jacob ben Judah Leon (c. 1285-1349), a renowned physician and philosopher from Spain.
In the Renaissance period, Jacob Fugger (1459-1525) was a wealthy German merchant and banker who helped finance the explorations of Christopher Columbus. Jacob Böhme (1575-1624) was a German mystic and Christian philosopher whose writings influenced various religious and philosophical movements.
In more recent times, Jacob Grimm (1785-1863) was a German philologist and one of the renowned Brothers Grimm, known for their collection of fairy tales. Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897) was a Swiss historian who is considered one of the founders of cultural history and art history.
People
Jeycob + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeycob 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
Jeycob: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeycob?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 125 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jeycob 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 2,742,035 US residents.
Is Jeycob a common name?
We classify Jeycob as "Very Rare". It ranks above 67.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 126 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jeycob most popular?
The single biggest year for Jeycob was 2024, when 30 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jeycob is about 6 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 Jeycob in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jeycob a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jeycob 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 Jeycob still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jeycob 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 Jeycob 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 have the name Jeycob?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.