Given name & surname
Jakobe
“she who supplants”
Jakobe is a variant of Jacoba. In Hebrew use, Jacoba carries the interpretation “she who supplants.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jakobe is a variant of Jacoba. In Hebrew use, Jacoba carries the interpretation “she who supplants.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jakobe connects to the Jacob name family through Jacoba. Jacob is the English and Dutch form of the Hebrew Yaakov. James belongs to the same older name family, despite looking quite different in English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Jakobe connects to the Jacob name family through Jacoba. The shared background comes through Jacob: The link with Hebrew akev, “heel,” comes from Genesis 25:26: Jacob is born holding his older twin Esau’s heel. In Genesis 27:36, Esau connects the name with being supplanted after Jacob gains his birthright and their father’s blessing. These episodes explain the traditional meanings; they do not settle how the name first arose.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jakobe connects to the Jacob name family through Jacoba. The history of Jacob gives this family its wider story. In Genesis, Jacob is the son of Isaac and Rebecca and the father of twelve sons associated with the twelve tribes of Israel. His name has a long history in Jewish and Christian communities. The related name James developed through a different Late Latin form, Iacomus, eventually becoming distinct from Jacob in English.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Jakobe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,883
- 4,883 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 273 babies
- 2025
- 122
- #1,461 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 122 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,461 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, North Carolina had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,851 as a first name in 2020; 112 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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