Jakob

German, Norwegian, and Slovenian variation of Jacob, Hebrew variation of James
"supplanter"

Jakob Origin and Meaning

The name Jakob is a boy's name meaning "supplanter".

After cracking the US Top 200 in the early 2000s, fueled by Jacob's rise, this name has been losing steam in recent years. But Jakob is the top form of the name in many other countries, cultures, and languages, ranking highly in Germany, Norway, Austria, Iceland, and Slovenia. Jakub is the Polish variation.

# 988 in the US

Jakob Rank in US Top 1000

Jakob Popularity

Famous People Named Jakob

  • Jakob Luke Dylan
    American singer; son of singer Bob Dylan
  • Jakob Hlasek
    Swiss pro tennis player
  • Jakob Boehme
    German Christian mystic and theologian
  • Jakob Diemer Fuglsang
    Danish cyclist
  • Jakob Johan Sigfrid Friis
    Norwegian politician
  • Jakob Johann von Uexkull
    German biologist
  • Jakob Sveistrup
    Danish singer
  • Jakob Andreae
    German Lutheran theologian
  • Jakob Silfverberg
    ice hockey player (first syllable pronounced as Jack instead of Jake)
  • Jakob Danger Armstrong
    son of American singer Billie Joe Armstrong
  • Jakob Zebedee Leaf
    son of English actors Tamsin Greig and Richard Leaf

Jakob in Pop Culture

  • "Jakob the Liar
    " 1999 film starring Robin Williams
  • Jakob Selander
    character from "The Dung,Beetle Flies at Dusk," by Maria Gripe
  • Jakob
    Andreas Ullstadius, character from "The Dung,Beetle Flies at Dusk," by Maria Gripe
  • Jakob
    character from the video game "Fire Emblem Fates"