Jakob

What does the name Jakob mean?

Jakob is the German, Scandinavian and Slavic spelling of Jacob, the Hebrew Ya'aqov, usually explained as "holder of the heel" or "supplanter" after the story of his birth in Genesis. In the United States it rode the wave of Jacob, the number one boys' name from 1999 to 2012. Jakob ranked number 173 in 2000, peaked at number 172 in 2001, left the top 1000 in 2023 and stands at number 1372 in 2025.

At a glance

Gender

Boy's name

Origin

Hebrew / German

Name day

July 25

Popularity

Rather rare – #1372 of the boy names in the United States

International

Jakob (German / Danish / Norwegian / Swedish / Slovene), Jacob (English / Dutch), Jakub (Polish / Czech), Jacques (French), Giacomo (Italian), Yakov (Russian).

Similar names

• Jacob
• Jake
• Jakub
• Jaakko
• Yakov

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