Jakub

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Jakub is a masculine given name. It is the Polish, Belarusian, Czech, Slovak and Bosnian form of the name Jacob. In Polish and Czech, the diminutive form of Jakub is Kuba. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jakub is an uncommon name used primarily by Bosniaks.

From Wikipedia

Jakub first appears in the data in 1981 and has been recorded in 40 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 184 babies (rank #1,035 that year). In 2024 it was given to 39 boys (rank #3,114). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jakub

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jakub yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,030

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

184

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jakub

Jakub Kiwiorassociation football player · b. 2000
Jakub Janktoassociation football player · b. 1996
Jakub Moderassociation football player · b. 1999
Jakub Słowikassociation football player · b. 1991
Jakub Vadlejchjavelin thrower · b. 1990

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1981	5	#6,695
1983	7	#5,143
1986	8	#5,060
1987	6	#6,434
1988	10	#4,576
1990	14	#4,065
1991	11	#4,907
1992	32	#2,328
1993	35	#2,231
1994	44	#1,909
1995	47	#1,850
1996	51	#1,797
1997	66	#1,559
1998	88	#1,353
1999	73	#1,536
2000	77	#1,558
2001	121	#1,149
2002	125	#1,144
2003	122	#1,207
2004	151	#1,062
2005	136	#1,175
2006	168	#1,068
2007	174	#1,072
2008	184	#1,035
2009	145	#1,236
2010	147	#1,211
2011	106	#1,513
2012	106	#1,518
2013	97	#1,594
2014	95	#1,635
2015	92	#1,696
2016	79	#1,882
2017	76	#1,904
2018	59	#2,293
2019	44	#2,824
2020	47	#2,672
2021	55	#2,449
2022	49	#2,687
2023	39	#3,142
2024	39	#3,114