Jakob

YAH-kup

Boy

Average rank #1,013 across 4 of 7 countries

Etymology

Meaning & origin

German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Dutch, Slovene

Cognate of Jacob (or James).

Popularity

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales

#1,402

in 2024

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

#762

in 2025

🇺🇸 USA

#1,372

in 2025

🇨🇦 Canada

#517

in 2024

Not in top rankings for: 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇳🇿 New Zealand

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