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Jacob
Meaning: To follow, to succeed, supplanter.
Origin:
Biblical
Gender :
Boy's Name
Boy's Name

Popularity of Jacob
The baby name Jacob, is the 1399th most popular baby name since we started recording stats on our site, and it's in the top 7% of names recorded here.

This year (2008), Jacob was the 478th most popular name, and is in the top 3% for the year.

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