Yeicob
A masculine name of Spanish origin meaning "supplanter".
Name Census estimates that about 68 living Americans carry the first name Yeicob. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yeicob today is around 6 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yeicob births was 2020 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yeicob. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Yeicob. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
68
~ 1 in 5,040,505 Americans
Peak year
2020
10 babies that year
Average age
6
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,821
Tracked since 2015
Popularity
Yeicob: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yeicob 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 42 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
Yeicob 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 Yeicob during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yeicob
The name Yeicob is a variant spelling of the Hebrew name Jacob, which has its origins in the Old Testament. It is derived from the Hebrew word "ya'aqob," which means "holder of the heel" or "supplanter." This name is rooted in the biblical story of Jacob and Esau, where Jacob was born holding onto his twin brother's heel.
The earliest recorded instance of the name Jacob is found in the Book of Genesis, one of the first books of the Hebrew Bible. Here, Jacob is portrayed as one of the patriarchs of the Israelites and the son of Isaac and Rebekah. The name gained significance in the Judeo-Christian tradition, appearing in various religious texts and historical records.
One notable figure in history bearing the name Jacob was Jacob ben Asher, a prominent 14th-century rabbi and codifier of Jewish law, born in 1269 and died in 1343. His work, known as the Arba'ah Turim (Four Rows), became a seminal text in the codification of Jewish law.
Another historical figure was Jacob ben Yakov Anatoli, a 13th-century Jewish philosopher and biblical commentator from Southern France. Born in 1194 and died in 1256, he was known for his contributions to the study of Jewish philosophy and his translations of Arabic works into Hebrew.
In the Christian tradition, Jacob Baradaeus, a 6th-century Syrian monk and bishop, played a significant role in the spread of Miaphysite Christianity. Born in 500 and died in 578, he is venerated as a saint in the Syriac Orthodox Church and the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Jacob Grimm, born in 1785 and died in 1863, was a German philologist and one of the Brothers Grimm, renowned for their collection of folk tales and their contributions to the study of Germanic languages.
Finally, Jacob Rodrigues Pereira, born in 1715 and died in 1780, was a Dutch-Jewish philosopher and one of the first proponents of the Enlightenment in the Netherlands. He played a crucial role in introducing Enlightenment ideas to Dutch society and advocating for religious tolerance.
People
Yeicob + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yeicob as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yeicob: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yeicob?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 68 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yeicob 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 5,040,505 US residents.
Is Yeicob a common name?
We classify Yeicob as "Very Rare". It ranks above 58.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 68 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yeicob most popular?
The single biggest year for Yeicob was 2020, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yeicob 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 Yeicob in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yeicob a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yeicob 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 Yeicob still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yeicob 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 Yeicob 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 common is the name Yeicob?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Yeicob at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.