Jakub
Jakub is a masculine given name. It is the Polish, Belarusian, Czech, Slovak and Bosnian form of the name Jacob.
- Polish
- Czech
- Slovak
Meaning & Origin of Jakub
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jakub is a masculine given name. It is the Polish, Belarusian, Czech, Slovak and Bosnian form of the name Jacob.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Polish
- Czech
- Slovak
The Story of Jakub
Jakub first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2008: 184 births, good for #1,031 nationwide. About 45% of every Jakub on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jakub ranks #3,242 for baby boys with 37 births, falling sharply (-28%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jakub
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About the name Jakub
Jakub is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Jakub's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #1,031. Use the chart and map above to compare Jakub'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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