Jakeob
Boy · JAY-kub · Hebrew
Jakeob is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter, holder of the heel”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jakeob mean?
Hebrew: variant of Jacob
“supplanter, holder of the heel”
Variant spelling of Jacob, the Old Testament patriarch who fathered the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Say it
- JAY-kub
Is Jakeob a girl's or a boy's name?
Jakeob is a boys' name.
How popular is Jakeob in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Jakeob in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jakeob in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
Nicknames for Jakeob
- Jake 251 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jakeob
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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