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Yakov
OriginRussian variation of Jacob
Meaning"supplanter"
About Yakov
What a difference a couple of letters make: Old World version of most popular name never quite made it out of the shtetl.
Pronounced YAH-koff.
As of October 2026, Yakov ranked #1286 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1225 in 2024.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
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 | #1,700 | 90 | 46.9 |
| 2015 | #1,474 | 114 | 59.5 |
| 2016 | #1,512 | 113 | 59.5 |
| 2017 | #1,498 | 113 | 61 |
| 2018 | #1,363 | 130 | 71.6 |
| 2019 | #1,506 | 114 | 63.5 |
| 2020 | #1,434 | 121 | 70.1 |
| 2021 | #1,512 | 118 | 67.4 |
| 2022 | #1,344 | 140 | 80.2 |
| 2023 | #1,477 | 122 | 71.3 |
| 2024 | #1,225 | 164 | 95.2 |
| 2025 | #1,286 | 153 | 89.6 |
World rankings
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Yakov on lists
Famous Yakovs
- Yakov Smirnoff
Russian,American comedian
- Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich
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- Yakov Vyacheslavovich Trenin
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Yakov in pop culture
- Yakov Richards
policeman main character in Ekaterina Sedia's novel "The Secret History of Moscow"
- Yakov Korolenko
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Variations & nicknames
- YashaRussian
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