Jakob

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

"supplanter"

Jakob Origin and Meaning

Variation of Jacob

Jakob Rank in US Top 1000

# 988 in the US

Popularity of the name Jakob

• 988 US 2022
• 122 Unique 2024
• 733 England 2021
• 22 Germany 2024
• 5 Norway 2024
• 43 Iceland 2021
• 158 switzerland 2023
• 4 Austria 2024
• 2 slovenia 2024

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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

The name 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"