Jakov
Male#82 most common in Croatia11,555 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Holder of the heel; supplanter
- Origin:
- Hebrew
About the name Jakov
The Croatian form of Jacob/James, from Hebrew. It honours the patriarch Jacob and the apostles named James; a traditional name enjoying renewed popularity.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- July 25 (sv. Jakov)
- Nicknames:
- Jakša, Jakica
Popularity with newborns
- Boys · 2025 · 514 births · #2 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
11,555 people in Croatia are called Jakov, according to the 2021 census. That is #82 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Jakov is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Jakov
- Jakov Mikalja — 17th-century Jesuit and lexicographer
- Jakov Gotovac — Composer, known for the opera Ero the Joker
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.