The baby name Jaak is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /jaːk/ (respelling: "yahk").
The baby name Jaak is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /jaːk/ (respelling: "yahk").
Jaak is Dutch, Hebrew in Origin.
Jaak is the Estonian and Flemish vernacular form of Jacob/James, descending from Hebrew Ya'akov via Greek Iakobos and Latin Iacobus/Jacobus. The underlying meaning is commonly given as "heel-holder" or "supplanter," from the Hebrew root 'qb.
In Estonia, Jaak has been documented since the Lutheran era and became a staple masculine name in the 19th and 20th centuries; in Flanders it functions as a familiar form of Jacobus, long used in parish records and civic life. Related forms and cognates include Estonian Jaagup; Finnish Jaakko; German and Scandinavian Jakob; Polish/Czech/Slovak Jakub; Russian Yakov; Dutch Jaap and Koos; English Jacob and James; French Jacques; Italian Iacopo/Giacomo; Spanish Jacobo and Jaime; Portuguese Tiago; Welsh Iago; Irish Seamus and Scottish Hamish. The broad family owes its spread to the medieval veneration of St. James, giving Jaak a quietly traditional, pan-European pedigree.
| Jaak Joala Jaak Joala was an Estonian singer best known as one of the country’s most popular music stars. He performed with the bands Kristallid and Virmalised, and he started out as a flautist before also becoming a singer and bass guitarist. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE | 0 | #32 | 6 | 1,051 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #91 | 36 | 2,087 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #657 | 11 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| SY | 0 | #712 | 17 | 11,684 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #913 | 6 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #917 | 9 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #920 | 7 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #930 | 22 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,116 | 13 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,163 | 14 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,594 | 21 | 28,008 |
Jaak is popular in 37 countries — most recent births per country:
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