Jakeb
Jacob is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin. The English form is derived from the Latin Iacobus, from the Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iakobos), ultimately from the Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, the name of Jacob, biblical patriarch of the Israelites, and a major figure in the Abrahamic religions.
Meaning & Origin of Jakeb
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jacob is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin. The English form is derived from the Latin Iacobus, from the Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iakobos), ultimately from the Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, the name of Jacob, biblical patriarch of the Israelites, and a major figure in the Abrahamic religions.
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The Story of Jakeb
Jakeb first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1982, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1999: 74 births, good for #1,517 nationwide. About 43% of every Jakeb on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Jakeb last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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Notable people named Jakeb
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- See also: Jakob (given name) Patriarch Jacob of Alexandria (1803–1865), Greek Patriarch of Alexandria 1861–1865
- Saint Jakov , Archbishop of Serbs 1286–1292
- Saint Jacob of Alaska , missionary of the Orthodox Church
- Saint Jacob of Nisibis , Bishop of Nisibis
- Jacob (Book of Mormon prophet)
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About the name Jakeb
Jakeb is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Jakeb's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #1,517. Use the chart and map above to compare Jakeb's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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