Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Jakov

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
he who supplants

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Jakov

Pronunciation

j(a)-kov

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #10812, 6 births); most recent 2024 (rank #12301, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
2025–
20245
20236
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

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 France

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #4262, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
20224
2021–
2020–
2019–
20183
20173
2016–
2015–
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 2019 (rank #616, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20194
2018–
20173
2016–

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