Jakob

Where Jakob comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Jakob.

Jakob through the years
  1. 1575
    Jakob Böhme born
    German Christian mystic and theologian
  2. 1873
    Jakob Wassermann born
    German writer
  3. 1957
    First appearance
    #3,257 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2001
    Peak, #172
    2,192 babies named Jakob, the most in any year.
  5. 2008
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #308.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name, equivalent to English Jacob.
Namesakes
  • Jakob Böhme · German Christian mystic and theologian, 1575–1624
  • Jakob Wassermann · German writer, 1873–1934
  • Jakob Steiner · Swiss mathematician, 1796–1863
  • Jakob Asserson Ingebrigtsen · Norwegian middle- and long-distance runner, born 2000
  • Jakob Fugger · German merchant, 1459–1525

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.