The baby name Jaap is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /jaːp/ (Dutch), approx. "yahp" or "yaap".
Jaap is Dutch in Origin.
The baby name Jaap is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /jaːp/ (Dutch), approx. "yahp" or "yaap".
Jaap is Dutch in Origin.
Jaap is a Dutch short form of Jacob and Jacobus, ultimately from Hebrew Ya'aqov, "holder of the heel; supplanter," the name of the biblical patriarch Jacob. In Dutch it's pronounced YAHp and functions both as a familiar nickname and as a straightforward given name. Afrikaans also uses Jaap, reflecting Dutch influence in South Africa.
In the Low Countries the name saw steady use in the 19th century and became especially common in the mid-20th century, before giving way to the fuller Jacobus/Jacob or the international James. Dutch cognates and pet forms include Sjaak, Koos, Kobus, and Japie; the formal bases are Jacob, Jakob, and Jacobus. International equivalents span James and Jamie (English), Jacques (French), Giacomo (Italian), Iago and Diego (Spanish/Galician), Tiago (Portuguese), Jakub (Polish/Czech), Jakob (German/Scandinavian), and Yakov/Ya'qub/Yakup (Slavic, Arabic, Turkish). The enduring appeal lies in its brisk, friendly sound and deep biblical roots.
| Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Jaap de Hoop Scheffer is a Dutch retired politician and diplomat best known for serving as Secretary General of NATO from 2004 to 2009. He also led the Christian Democratic Appeal and was the Netherlands’ Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL | Boys | 0 | #62 | 7,656 | 5,873 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| NL | 0 | #104 | 407 | 2,481 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 4,970 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #246 | 40 | 2,795 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #250 | 4 | 6,830 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #293 | 14 | 2,588 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #329 | 4 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| ZA | 0 | #437 | 11 | 14,421 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #735 | 5 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #886 | 70 | 5,933 |
| United States | Girls | 2022 | #899 | 5 | 8,739 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #939 | 14 | 5,697 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,015 | 164 | 25,619 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,177 | 6 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,462 | 10 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Jaap is popular in 46 countries — most recent births per country:
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