Bilal vs Jakob
Bilal and Jakobcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Bilal was ranked #424 and Jakob #9 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bilal was ranked #414 and Jakob #1402 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2020, Bilal was ranked #741 and Jakob #556 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Bilal and Jakob over time
Bilal and Jakob appear together in 3 published lists, across 87 years of shared records. Bilal held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jakob in 1.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Bilal reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Jakob in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Bilal and Jakob were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 50 years, from 1966 to 2025, ending at #424 and #9.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Bilal #197 in 1999, Jakob #287 in 2000.
List by list
Norway · Boys50 shared years, 1966–2025
Bilal held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jakob in 50.
Highest recorded here: Bilal #203 in 1998, Jakob #6 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bilal #424, Jakob #9.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Bilal held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Jakob in 0.
Highest recorded here: Bilal #197 in 1999, Jakob #287 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bilal #414, Jakob #1402.
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2003–2020
Bilal held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Jakob in 1.
Highest recorded here: Bilal #375 in 2003, Jakob #472 in 2009.
The order changed in 2020: Jakob moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #443 and #710; by 2020 that had become #741 and #556.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Bilal #741, Jakob #556.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Jakob
Pairs where Jakob shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Anders vs Jakob
Anders and Jakob were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #293 and #9.
Anders · Jakob · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Andreas vs Jakob
Andreas and Jakob were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #96 and #9.
Andreas · Jakob · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Arne vs Jakob
Arne and Jakob were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #222 and #9.
Arne · Jakob · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
- Bjørn vs Jakob
Bjørn and Jakob were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #56 and #9.
Bjørn · Jakob · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Bilal | Jakob |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A form of Jacob (or James) used across Germanic and Scandinavian languages, from the Hebrew Ya'akov. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈjɑː.kɔp/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #424 (2025) | Norway · Boys #9 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jakob has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission); Bilal does not have one recorded yet.
- Bilal and Jakob both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jakob; Bilal doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Bilal
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #520 among boys in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #197 among boys in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #424 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Jakob
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #150 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #9 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys