Names Like Jakob — Find Similar Baby Names
Jakob is a 5-letter Danish boys' name meaning “Danish Form Of Jacob (Supplanter)”. This page collects 115 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Jacob and Jakib, Danish cousins like Abellona and Agneta, rhyming names ending in -kob like Jaykob, and names sharing the “supplanter” concept like Diega and Diego.
For the full Jakob profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Jakob page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Jakob
24 baby names that differ from Jakob by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob | 1 | Supplanter | Hebrew | Male |
| Jakib | 1 | Variant Of Jacob. | English | Male |
| Jakoba | 1 | Feminine Form Of Jakob (Supplanter) | German | Female |
| Jakobe | 1 | Feminine Form Of Jakoh | German | Female |
| Jaykob | 1 | Variant Of Jacob. | English | Male |
| Jacoba | 2 | Supplanter | Hebrew | Female |
| Jacobe | 2 | Supplanter | Hebrew | Male |
| Jacobo | 2 | Supplanter. | Spanish | Male |
| Jacot | 2 | Supplanter | Hebrew | Male |
| Jadon | 2 | Jehovah Has Heard. A Biblical Name. | Hebrew | Male |
| Jago | 2 | Supplanter | Spanish | Male |
| Jake | 2 | Abbreviation Of Jacob. | English | Male |
| Jakobah | 2 | Supplanter | Hebrew | Female |
| Jakobie | 2 | Feminine Form Of Jakoh | German | Female |
| Jakome | 2 | Basque Form Of James (Supplanter) | Basque | Male |
| Jakson | 2 | God Has Been Gracious: Has Shown Favor. Based On John Or Jacques. | Scottish | Male |
| Jaleb | 2 | English | Male | |
| Jamon | 2 | Right Hand Of Favor. A Biblical Name. | Hebrew | Male |
| Janko | 2 | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Janos | 2 | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Jarod | 2 | Descending | Hebrew | Male |
| Jason | 2 | Healer | Greek | Male |
| Jaxon | 2 | God Has Been Gracious: Has Shown Favor. Based On John Or Jacques. | English | Male |
| Jaana | 3 | Feminine Form Of John | Finnish | Female |
More Danish Names
24 baby names that share Jakob’s Danish origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abellona | Danish Form Of Greek Apollonia, The Feminine Form Of Apollo, Name Of The Sun... | Female |
| Agneta | Pure | Female |
| Almeta | Pearl | Female |
| Anders | Danish Form Of Andrew (Manly) | Male |
| Annemette | Bitter Pearl | Female |
| Arend | Danish Form Of Arnold (Eagle) | Male |
| Argus | Vigilant | Male |
| Arvada | Eagle | Female |
| Astrid | Divine Strength | Female |
| Balduin | Danish Form Of Bartholomew (Farmer) | Male |
| Bent | Blessed | Male |
| Berde | Glacier | Male |
| Bergitte | Danish Form Of Bridget (Strong) | Female |
| Bitten | Good | Female |
| Bodil | Commanding | Male |
| Caesar | Long Hair | Male |
| Christiansen | Son Of The Christian | Male |
| Christoffer | Christ-Bearer | Male |
| Christofferson | Son Of Christoffer | Male |
| Clady | Danish Form Of Claudia (Lame) | Female |
| Dagmar | Glory Of The Danes | Female |
| Dane | From Denmark | Male |
| Dorothea | Danish Form Of Dorothy (God's Gift) | Female |
| Ebba | Strength | Female |
5-Letter J-Names Like Jakob
24 names that share Jakob's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Jakob's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Jakob
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Jakob.
Names That Rhyme with Jakob
1 baby names that share Jakob's last 3 letters — -kob. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaykob | Variant Of Jacob. | English | Male |
Names That Start Like Jakob
12 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Jakob — Jak-. Good for parents who like Jakob's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake | Abbreviation Of Jacob. | English | Male |
| Jakib | Variant Of Jacob. | English | Male |
| Jakeem | Raised Up. | Arabic | Male |
| Jaklyn | Abbreviation Of Jaqueline Which Is The Feminine Of Jacques. | English | Female |
| Jakoba | Feminine Form Of Jakob (Supplanter) | German | Female |
| Jakobe | Feminine Form Of Jakoh | German | Female |
| Jakome | Basque Form Of James (Supplanter) | Basque | Male |
| Jakson | God Has Been Gracious: Has Shown Favor. Based On John Or Jacques. | Scottish | Male |
| Jakiara | Unknown | English | Female |
| Jakinda | Hyacinth | Spanish | Female |
| Jakobah | Supplanter | Hebrew | Female |
| Jakobie | Feminine Form Of Jakoh | German | Female |