Jakob
Jakob is a masculine given name that is a variant spelling of the Hebrew given name Jacob.
Meaning & Origin of Jakob
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jakob is a masculine given name that is a variant spelling of the Hebrew given name Jacob.
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The Story of Jakob
Jakob first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1957, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 2,192 Jakobs were born — ranking #172 that year. As of 2026, Jakob ranks #1,219 for baby boys with 166 births, falling sharply (-41%). In total, more than 32K Jakobs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jakob
Jakob is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 32K births in the dataset. Jakob's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #172. Use the chart and map above to compare Jakob'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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