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Boy name Polish origin Christian tradition

Jakub

YAH-koob · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
supplanter;follower
Language
Polish
Culture
Polish
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#3114
2024 births39
Peak year2008
First appeared1981
Total US births3,030
2008 peak19811992200320132024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
KubaKubus
Alternate spellings
JacobYakub
In other languages
Jacob (English)Jacopo (Italian)Yakov (Russian)

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Notable people named Jakub

Jakub Bohumir Skarbek (Polish nobleman)