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Jakob

Jakob: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“supplanter”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
YAH-kob · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Variant of Jacob, from Hebrew Ya'aqov. The name is traditional across central and northern Europe; Jakob is the standard spelling in several languages.

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How popular is Jakob?

202457.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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 Jakob in 2024190

2024 rank#1,119 boys

Peak year2001

Total US babies since 188031,821

Jakob is fading: recent use is about 30% of its level ten years before.

Names like Jakob

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew
  • DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

Jakob questions

What does the name Jakob mean?

Jakob means "supplanter". It comes from Hebrew. Variant of Jacob, from Hebrew Ya'aqov. The name is traditional across central and northern Europe; Jakob is the standard spelling in several languages.

Is Jakob a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Jakob?

190 US babies were named Jakob in 2024. Its peak year was 2001.

How do you pronounce Jakob?

Jakob is usually pronounced YAH-kob.

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.