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Jakob

Gender

Male

Origin

Germanic
Variation of Jacob
Danish
German
Scandinavian
Supplanter.
Swedish
Supplanter

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Jakob

Pronunciation

j(a)-kob

Celebrity Babies

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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #171, 2,192 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1370, 135 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
2025135
2024190
2023186
2022227
2021281
2020256
2019312
2018344
2017404
2016476

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #388, 105 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1124, 26 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202526
202419
202325
202244
202147
202037
201951
201882
201760
201684

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #2983, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4157, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20234
20223
20216
20205
20195
20183
20174
20167
20155
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #472, 6 births); most recent 2020 (rank #528, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20205
20193
20183
20173
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #308, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #762, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20253
2024–
20239
2022–
20214
20207
20196
20189
20175
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #281, 6 births); most recent 2022 (rank #414, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #92, 44 births); most recent 2023 (rank #257, 13 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202313
20228
202112
202014
201911
201817
201714
201614
201518
201424

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence