The baby name Jakov is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced YAH-kov (IPA: ˈja.kɔv).
Jakov is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Jakov is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced YAH-kov (IPA: ˈja.kɔv).
Jakov is Hebrew in Origin.
Jakov is the South Slavic form of Jacob, rooted in Hebrew Ya‘aqov, likely derived from ‘aqev “heel,” giving the traditional meaning “holder of the heel; supplanter.” It entered Slavic on the back of Church Slavonic Iakov and settled as Jakov in Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin usage. Close relatives include Yakov (Russian), Yakiv (Ukrainian), Jakob (German, Slovene, and Scandinavian), Jakub (Polish, Czech, Slovak), Iakovos (Greek), Giacomo (Italian), Jacques (French), and James (English).
Used across the Balkans since medieval Christianization, the name honored both the Old Testament patriarch and the New Testament apostle commonly rendered as St. James. It appears in parish registers, saints’ calendars, and toponymy, and has produced family names such as Jakovljević. Regional short forms include Jakša. Jakov remains a familiar, traditional choice in South Slavic countries, bridging biblical heritage with straightforward, distinctive sound.
| Jakov Milatović Jakov Milatović is a Montenegrin politician and economist best known as the president of Montenegro, a role he has held since May 2023. Before that, he served as Montenegro’s minister of economic development from 2020 to 2022 and worked as an economist for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London and Podgorica. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| Ireland | Boys | 2019 | #1 | — | 764 |
| EE | 0 | #36 | 2 | 1,051 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #52 | 1,139 | 3,997 |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| HR | 0 | #100 | 95 | 2,081 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #116 | 10 | 2,087 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #125 | 13 | 1,769 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #134 | 21 | 2,277 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #147 | 5 | 2,166 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #172 | 3 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #180 | 3 | 1,509 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #208 | 4 | 3,402 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #274 | 16 | 3,687 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #299 | 5 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| Canada | Boys | 2019 | #323 | 5 | 2,618 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #416 | 27 | 2,180 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #479 | 27 | 12,621 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #516 | 33 | 10,655 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #529 | 79 | 10,983 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #663 | 20 | 3,552 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #888 | 5 | 7,044 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #902 | 51 | 5,697 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,231 | 4 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,442 | 30 | 10,046 |
Jakov is popular in 36 countries — most recent births per country:
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