Yaakov

Meaning: Supplanter, holder of the heel
Origin: Hebrew — Original form of Jacob

Boy's name · #1025 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Yaakov reached its best rank, #853, in 1986 and ranked #1025 in 2025. Roughly 6,000 boys have been named Yaakov since 1948.

Across the states

In recent years, Yaakov ran 6–17× its national rate in New Jersey and New York—ranked #84 in New Jersey in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Yaakov ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,782 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,789 in Canada (2025) · #5,137 in England & Wales (2025) · #24,461 in Italy (2024) · #6,668 in France (2024) · #3,445 in Austria (2023).

Famous Yaakovs

Yaakov Shabtai — 19th Commissioner of Israel Police (born 1964)
Yaakov Aryeh Alter — Israeli rabbi (born 1939)
Yaakov Shwekey — American singer (born 1977)
Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin — Polish rabbi (c. 1745–1815)
Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky — Haredi rabbi and leader in Israel (1899–1985)

What Yaakovs become

Among 207 notable people named Yaakov:

Business leaders appear 8.72× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yaakov Nimrodi, Israeli businessman and military intelligence officer (1926–2023).

Similar names: Yakov · Menachem · Yael · Mordechai · Yair · Dov

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