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Yaakov

Yaakov: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“supplanter”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
yah-ah-KOHV · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

Yaakov is the Hebrew form of Jacob, from the biblical patriarch's name. It is traditionally connected with the Hebrew root for 'heel' and interpreted as 'supplanter'.

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How popular is Yaakov?

202469.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Yaakov in 2024230

2024 rank#977 boys

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18805,770

Yaakov has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Yaakov

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jacobholder of the heel; supplanter · Hebrew
  • Jakesupplanter · Hebrew
  • Jacquelinesupplanter · French
  • Jakobesupplanter · Hebrew
  • Kobysupplanter · Hebrew
  • Jacquesupplanter · French
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew

Yaakov questions

What does the name Yaakov mean?

Yaakov means "supplanter". It comes from Hebrew. Yaakov is the Hebrew form of Jacob, from the biblical patriarch's name. It is traditionally connected with the Hebrew root for 'heel' and interpreted as 'supplanter'.

Is Yaakov a boy or girl name?

Yaakov is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Yaakov?

230 US babies were named Yaakov in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Yaakov?

Yaakov is usually pronounced yah-ah-KOHV.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.