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What does Jakob mean?
Jakob 
▼ as a name for boys is of Hebrew origin, and the name Jakob means "he who supplants". Jakob is a German form of Jacob (Hebrew).
STARTS WITH Ja-
ASSOCIATED WITH supplants (victory)
Variations
VARIANTS Jakub, Jakobe, Jakeb, Jackob
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA JACOB Cob, Iago, Iakob, Iakobos, Iakov, Jaap, Jack, Jackie▼, Jacko, Jackobus, Jacky, Jaco, Jacobi, Jacobo, Jacobus, Jacoby, Jacopo, Jago, Jaime, Jake▼, Jakie, Jakov, James▼, Jamey▼, Jamie▼, Jay▼, Jayme, Jeb, Yakov, Yakup, Yaqub
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Jamkob, ..
(female) Jakobi, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jakob Brent (J.B.), ..
How popular is Jakob?
Jakob is an unusual first name for men but a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#29359 out of 150436, Top 20%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Jakob was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its top rank of #171 in the U.S. in the year 2001, and is currently at #701. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Popular varying forms of Jakob (#701 IN RECENT RANKINGS) listed in the Top 2000 are Jack (#28), Jackie (#1771), Jacky, Jacob (#13), Jacobi (#1351), Jacobo, Jacoby (#844), Jaime (#512), Jake (#262), Jakeb, Jakie, Jakobe (#1238), Jakub, James (#4), Jamey, Jamie (#722), Jay (#399), Jayme, Jeb and Yakov (#1506). Usage of these forms of Jakob was at its peak 8 decades ago (ADOPTION OF 6.2%) and is now much lower (ADOPTION 2.1%, 65.5% LESS).
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Jacot, Jadon▼, Jak, Jakim, Jakson, Jalon, Jamon, Janko, Jano, Janos, Jareb, Jarod▼, Jaron▼, Jason▼, Javon▼, Jaxon▲, Job and Yakob. These names tend to be more frequently used than Jakob.
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