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Jakob
OriginGerman, Norwegian, and Slovenian variation of Jacob, Hebrew variation of James
Meaning"supplanter"
GenderBoy
US Rank#988
Top 1000
NB Rank#3789
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About Jakob
Variation of Jacob
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #458 | 645 | 335.8 |
| 2015 | #525 | 548 | 285.9 |
| 2016 | #581 | 476 | 250.8 |
| 2017 | #640 | 404 | 218.3 |
| 2018 | #702 | 344 | 189.4 |
| 2019 | #759 | 312 | 173.9 |
| 2020 | #883 | 256 | 148.3 |
| 2021 | #845 | 281 | 160.6 |
| 2022 | #990 | 227 | 130 |
| 2023 | #1,134 | 186 | 108.7 |
| 2024 | #1,122 | 190 | 110.3 |
| 2025 | #1,372 | 135 | 79 |
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