boy · polish and hebrew
Jakub
say it yah-koob
What Jakub means
- Polish and Hebrew supplanter; Polish form of Jacob and James Torah, Hebrew Bible, Quran and New Testament: Jacob, father of the twelve tribes (Yaqub in the Quran); apostles named James
- Polish and Hebrew Polish and Czech form of Jacob: supplanter, held by the heel Torah, Hebrew Bible, New Testament and Quran: Jacob, patriarch of Israel; Yaqub in the Quran
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 3 countries.
Its use is falling over the last ten years.
- no. 1 in Czechia (2019)
- no. 1 in Slovakia (2022)
- no. 6 in Poland (2022)
- no. 112 in Ireland (2017)
- no. 174 in Austria (2020)
- no. 177 in Norway (2020)
- no. 393 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 408 in England & Wales (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 2000.
Other forms
Jakov, Jokūbas, Yakiv, Jacob, Kuba
Names with a similar meaning
James Jacob Diego Tiago Christian Thiago Jakob Jamie Jake Jameson Hamish Jaime