The first name Jakub
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 68 boys were named Jakub, making it the 573rd most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2010, with 501 births (#124).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jakub with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jakub at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 36 boys born in the United States were named Jakub, the 3,271st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2008, when 184 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.
Famous people named Jakub
63 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Jakub JanktoCzech footballer (born 1996)
- Jakub VadlejchCzech javelin thrower, born 1990
- Jakub BrabecCzech soccer player, born 1992
- Jakub MenšíkCzech tennis player (born 2005)
- Jakub ArbesCzech theater reviewer, publicist, bookwriter and writer, 1840–1914
- Jakub JandaCzech ski jumper and politician, born 1978
- Jakub DemlCzech priest and writer (1878-1961)
- Jakub Jan RybaCzech teacher and composer on the break of classicism and romantism, 1765–1815
- Jakub PešekCzech association football player (1993-)
- Jakub VoráčekCzechia ice hockey player, born 1989
- Jakub SchikanederBohemian painter (1855–1924)
- Jakub JugasCzech association football player, born 1992
Questions
- How popular is the name Jakub?
- In 2025, 68 boys born in England and Wales were named Jakub, ranking 573rd. Its peak was 2010, with 501 births.
- Is Jakub a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 3,067 US babies named Jakub since 1880 were boys.
- When was Jakub most popular?
- 2008 in the United States, when 184 babies were named Jakub, its highest rank at 1,035th.