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  JACOB

The meaning of the unisex name Jacob is HE WHO SUPPLANTS

Details on JACOB:

Gender: Unisex
Meaning(s): Supplanter
Popularity for Boy: 16th in the USA (top 1%)
Popularity for Girl: 12,921st in the USA (top 40%)
Origin(s) for JACOB:  American , Hebrew , Biblical
Themes(s) and list(s) JACOB is on:  BritishSocial SecuritySsaUnisexAmericanHebrewBiblical
Latest USA SSA birth information:
The latest number of USA births for Jacob as a BOY was in 2017 with 13106 births
The latest number of USA births for Jacob as a GIRL was in 2017 with 16 births

The meaning(s) of JACOB:

The name Jacob is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Jacob is: That supplants, undermines, the heel.
Biblical meaning
The name Jacob is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Jacob is: That supplants, undermines, the heel.
American meaning
The name Jacob is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Jacob is: He grasps the heel.Supplanter.
Hebrew meaning

USA SSA birth(s) for JACOB:

Here is the latest 16 years from USA social security list of total babies born with the name JACOB

 JACOB as a boy

YearBoy Births
201713106 births
201614479 births
201515938 births
201416869 births
201318148 births
201219069 births
201120365 births
201022117 births
200921169 births
200822591 births
200724273 births
200624841 births
200525830 births
200427879 births
200329630 births
200230568 births

 JACOB as a girl

YearGirl Births
201716 births
201616 births
201522 births
201413 births
201323 births
201226 births
201123 births
201029 births
200927 births
200829 births
200734 births
200637 births
200540 births
2004171 births
200347 births
200241 births

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