Jacob Names for Boys |
There are 15 Jacob names for baby boys.
Jacob names are very popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1950s up to the 1990s. At the height of their usage in 1998, 3.820% of baby boys were given Jacob names. There were 10 Jacob names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Jacob names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2011, 10 Jacob names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 3.016%. Within all Jacob names, the Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian Jacob was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #1 and a usage of 1.0013%.
NAME MATCH:
| Jacob | Yahweh may protect; holder of heel; ... baby boy name Jacob is pronounced as YAAKaoP ... |
DESCRIPTION MATCH:
| Asher | happy, blessed; ash wood ... Asher was a son of Jacob and Leah's handmaid ... |
| Benjamin | son of the south, son of the right ... was the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel, who went on ... |
| Heber | enclave, ally, fellowship ... a great-grandson of Jacob ... |
| Israel | he who struggles with God, God contends, God rules ... by the second son of Jacob in the Bible, who ... |
| Jacoby | Yahweh may protect; holder of heel; ... from the first name Jacob. ... |
| Jacorey | from the combination of Jacob and Corey. ... |
| Joseph | Yahweh will add (another son) ... and most beloved son of Jacob in the Old Testament of ... |
| Judah | praised, he who is praised ... by the fourth son of Jacob who founded one of the ... |
| Levi | attached, associated, pledged, joined to; existing, being ... |
| Naphtali | wrestling ... by one of the sons of Jacob, in reference to the ... |
| Reuben | behold, a son ... by the eldest son of Jacob and Leah, and thus the ... |
| Simon | he who hears, God has heard ... by one of the sons of Jacob and thus the founder of ... |
| Zebulun | exaltation ... by the sixth son of Jacob and Leah, who founded ... |
| Zeev | wolf ... Testament of the Bible, Jacob blessed his son ... |
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