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Jakeb

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Jakeb

Pronounced JAY-kub /ˈdʒeɪ.kəb/High

Meaning: Jakeb is a phonetic respelling of Jacob, from Hebrew Ya'aqov, traditionally 'holder of the heel' or 'supplanter,' after the patriarch who was born grasping his twin Esau's heel. The -eb ending simply resells the standard sound in a fresher shape.Medium

In 30 seconds: Jakeb is a respelling of Jacob — Hebrew for 'holder of the heel' (said 'JAY-kub'). A creative-spelling twist that rode Jacob's huge 1990s popularity.
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Origin MediumHebrew
MeaningJakeb is a phonetic respelling of Jacob, from Hebrew Ya'aqov, traditionally 'holder of the heel' or 'supplanter,' after the patriarch who was born grasping his twin Esau's heel. The -eb ending simply resells the standard sound in a fresher shape.
U.S. rank (2017)#13079 ↘ Falling
2017 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1999
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,170
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199919822017

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Jakeb is a modern respelling of Jacob, from the Hebrew Ya'aqov, 'holder of the heel' or 'supplanter,' the name of the biblical patriarch. It surfaced as Jacob dominated U.S. boys' names in the 1990s, and its own small peak fell near 1999.

Jakeb carries all of Jacob's ancient meaning while signaling a late-1990s, creative-spelling sensibility. It never rivaled the standard form and eased off in the 2010s as respellings of top names fell out of style; Jakob and Jaycob are its closest cousins.

Did you know? Jakeb arrived exactly when Jacob topped the American boys' charts in the late 1990s — a moment when parents reworked the most popular names into fresh spellings, giving Jacob a small cloud of Jakeb, Jaycob, and Jakob.
Overall data confidence 68%
References — Jakeb — Respelling of Jacob (Hebrew); late-1990s creative-spelling era

Variations

JacobJakobJaycob

Nicknames

JakeJakey

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If you like Jakeb…

Jacob— the standard parent spelling Jakeb reworks
Jakob— the German/Scandinavian spelling of the same name
Jaycob— another late-1990s respelling of Jacob
Kaleb— a like -eb respelling of a biblical name from the same trend

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Jakeb mean?

Jakeb is a respelling of Jacob, from the Hebrew for 'holder of the heel' or 'supplanter'; it keeps that meaning.

How do you pronounce Jakeb?

It's said JAY-kub /ˈdʒeɪ.kəb/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Jakeb a boy or girl name?

Jakeb is used as a boy's name, a spelling of Jacob.

How popular is Jakeb?

Jakeb is uncommon. It rode Jacob's late-nineties peak as a creative respelling and has faded as those spellings went out of fashion.

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