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Jakob

boy name · Scandinavian origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

supplanter (biblical; Scandinavian spelling of Jacob, very popular across Scandinavia)

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Jakob peaked in the 2010s.

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