The baby name Jako is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced YAH-koh (ˈjɑːkoʊ),JAY-koh (ˈdʒeɪkoʊ).
Jako is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Jako is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced YAH-koh (ˈjɑːkoʊ),JAY-koh (ˈdʒeɪkoʊ).
Jako is Hebrew in Origin.
Jako is a compact vernacular form of Jacob/Jakob, used primarily in Dutch, Frisian, and Low German settings, and as a colloquial nickname for South Slavic Jakov. It descends from Hebrew Yaʿaqov through Latin Iacobus/Iacob, the name of the biblical patriarch. The traditional meaning is “supplanter” or “one who follows at the heel,” echoing the Genesis story. In Afrikaans, it appears alongside the more common Jaco.
As a familiar short form, Jako turns up in North Sea region records from the 18th–19th centuries and remains rare but recognizable today. Close variants and cognates include Jacob, Jakob, Jakub, Yakov, Jakov, Yaakov, Jacobo, Giacomo, Jacques, Iago, Diego, Tiago/Thiago, and James. Short forms and related diminutives include Jaco, Jacco, Jake, Kuba (for Jakub), and Kobi (for Yaakov). The name blends an old-world biblical lineage with a brisk, modern sound.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #108 | 3 | 2,055 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #119 | 7 | 2,087 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #179 | 121 | 6,578 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #209 | 3 | 3,402 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #239 | 20 | 3,997 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #280 | 41 | 5,862 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #295 | 9 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #332 | 9 | 6,459 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| EG | 0 | #385 | 16 | 6,387 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #386 | 4 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #402 | 7 | 11,440 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| ZA | 0 | #425 | 23 | 14,421 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #433 | 13 | 10,523 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #554 | 6 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #555 | 7 | 10,655 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #571 | 5 | 12,054 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #595 | 13 | 10,983 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| LB | 0 | #603 | 56 | 13,263 | |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #640 | 26 | 13,390 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #649 | 19 | 13,071 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| SY | 0 | #691 | 38 | 11,684 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #772 | 189 | 14,742 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #779 | 7 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #813 | 17 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #831 | 21 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #840 | 47 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #842 | 37 | 14,506 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #896 | 35 | 5,610 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #899 | 53 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #900 | 21 | 15,656 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #924 | 29 | 5,697 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #945 | 38 | 16,355 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #995 | 7 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 148 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,112 | 17 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,114 | 63 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,136 | 8 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,173 | 11 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,175 | 8 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,191 | 21 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,230 | 7 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,427 | 45 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,597 | 18 | 28,008 |
Jako is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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