Jakobe

“Variant of Jacob — Supplanter, or holder of the heel” — Hebrew (via the Zulu form Jakobe) origin

Boy's name · #1459 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Jakobe has appeared in US records since 1996 — best rank #816 (2003) · 4,883 babies named Jakobe all-time · 1 in 14,000 boys born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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