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How popular is the name Jakob?
Births per year, rank history and how many Jakobs are alive today.
Jakob (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Jacob in England and Wales, ranked 1124th in 2025 and given to 26 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2013, when 105 babies were given the name, the 388th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2000, with 94 babies given the name that year. It has declined since 2013; the 2025 figure is roughly 25% of its peak. Common short forms of Jakob include Jake.
Across all spellings of the name, the Jacob you are most likely to meet is around 13 years old. Half of all Jacobs born in England and Wales are between 11 and 28, and there are at least 110,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 30% chance that at least one of them will be called Jacob.
How many babies are named Jakob each year?
Includes all spellings: Jakob, Jacob. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Jakob spelling rank?
Where does the Jacob spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Jakob most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Jacob, peaked in 2012, when 5,381 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Jakob spelling itself peaked in 2013, with 105 babies.
How many people are called Jakob?
At least 110,000 people named Jakob in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Jakob?
Most living Jakobs are between 11 and 28; the most common age is about 13.
Is Jakob becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2012 peak.