Jakob is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jakob means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jakob across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jakob has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jakob is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “supplanter”. The German and Scandinavian form of Jacob.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 31,959 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 2,050 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 134 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 26 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 56 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 46 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jakob per year, United States (1957 to 2025). United States peaked in 2001 (2,192/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2013 (105/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2015 (12/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2009 (6/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2014 (6/yr).
Jakob has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2001, when it ranked #324 nationally (given to 2,274 babies that year).
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