Jaap

OriginDutch variation of Jacob and James

Meaning"supplanter"

GenderBoy & girl

US rank · boysUnranked

Below 5 births

US rank · girls#15863

2025 SSA

About Jaap

Jaap is a common if not exactly fashionable first name for boys' in The Netherlands. For more on Dutch names and their pronunciation, check out this specialty website: http://www.heardutchhere.net/names.html

Jaap is also given to girls, where it ranks #15863 in the US.

Pronounced YAHP.

As of October 2026, Jaap ranked #15863 in US births in 2025 SSA.

Jaap on lists

International Variations of JacobBoy

Dutch NamesBoy

Dutch Names for BoysBoy

4 Letter Boy NamesBoy

Names Ending in P for BoysBoy

Names That Mean VariationBoy

One Syllable Names for BoysBoy

Animal Names for BoysBoy

Dutch Names that Start With JBoy

Boys Names That Start With JBoy

Girls Names That Start With JGirl

Famous Jaaps

Jakob "Jaap" StamBoy
Dutch football manager
Jakob Gijsbert "Jaap" de Hoop SchefferBoy
Dutch politician and NATO secretary
Jaap Siewertsz van ReesemaBoy
Dutch pop singer
Jaap van ZwedenBoy
Dutch conductor
Jacob Albertus "Jaap" MaraisBoy
South African politician
Jaap van LagenBoy
Dutch racing driver
Jacobus Johannes "Jaap" EdenBoy
Dutch skater and cyclist
Jaap van GinnekenBoy
Dutch psychologist

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