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Jakob

YAH-kob

Popularity

#1122

falling

Letters

5

Syllables

2

Origin

Hebrew

Total Births

31,821

Peak Year

#2,192 in 2001

First Recorded

1957

Style

Spiritual & Biblical, Classic & Timeless

Spelling

Easy to spell

What It Means

A variant of Jacob, derived from the Hebrew name Yaakov, meaning 'supplanter'.

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Numerology

3

The Creative

Expressive, joyful, and imaginative. Names vibrating at 3 inspire creativity and optimism.

Famous Namesakes

  • Jakob Dylan

    American singer-songwriter, The Wallflowers

Nicknames

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Personality Traits

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