Boy name Hebrew origin Christian;Jewish tradition

Jakob

YAH-kohb · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Supplanter
Language
Hebrew
Culture
European
Religion
Christian;Jewish
Style era
modern
Themes
biblical · European
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1122
2024 births190
Peak year2001
First appeared1957
Total US births31,821
2001 peak19571974199120072024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
JakeJay
Alternate spellings
Jacob
In other languages
YaakovJakub

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