The first name Jaap

In 2025, 10 girls were named Jaap, making it the 2,605th most popular girls’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jaap with other names.

In 2025, 5 girls born in the United States were named Jaap, the 15,863rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2022, when 5 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
  Dutch politician, born 1948
• Jaap Stam
  Dutch association football player and manager, born 1972
• Jaap Eden
  Dutch speed skater and racing cyclist (1873-1925)
• Jaap van Zweden
  Dutch conductor (born 1960)
• Jaap Mol
  Dutch footballer (1912-1972)
• Jaap Kraaier
  Canoe racer (1913–2004)
• Jaap Kunst
  Dutch ethnomusicologist (1891–1960)
• Jaap Bulder
  Dutch footballer (1896-1979)
• Jaap Stockmann
  Dutch field hockey player, born 1984
• Jaap Schröder
  Dutch musician (1925–2020)
• Jaap-Derk Buma
  Field hockey player, born 1972
• Jaap Kersten
  Dutch bicycle racer, born 1934

• Jan
• Hayden
• Skylar
• Skyler
• Schuyler

All 16 names of Dutch origin

What does the name Jaap mean?

Borrowed from Dutch Jaap.

What is the origin of the name Jaap?

Borrowed from Dutch Jaap.

How popular is the name Jaap?

In 2025, 10 girls born in England and Wales were named Jaap, ranking 2,605th.

When was Jaap most popular?

2022 in the United States, when 5 babies were named Jaap, its highest rank at 16,289th.

How do you pronounce Jaap?

Jaap is /jæp/, one syllable.