Deividas vs Jacob
Deividas and Jacobcompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2016, Deividas was ranked #421 and Jacob #7 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Deividas was ranked #3990 and Jacob #17 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2014, Deividas was ranked #468 and Jacob #49 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2008, Deividas was ranked #544 and Jacob #72 among boys in Norway.
Deividas and Jacob over time
Deividas and Jacob appear together in 3 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Jacob held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Deividas in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Deividas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Jacob 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Deividas and Jacob changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1976 and 2008, ending at #544 and #72.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Deividas #1191 in 2012, Jacob #4 in 2013.
List by list
Norway · Boys24 shared years, 1976–2008
Deividas held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Jacob in 22.
Highest recorded here: Deividas #249 in 1988, Jacob #69 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Deividas #544, Jacob #72.
England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 2000–2021
Deividas held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jacob in 21.
Highest recorded here: Deividas #1191 in 2012, Jacob #4 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Deividas #3990, Jacob #17.
Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2006–2014
Deividas held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jacob in 9.
Highest recorded here: Deividas #373 in 2010, Jacob #49 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Deividas #468, Jacob #49.
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 Jacob
Pairs where Jacob shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Jacob vs Ashley
In 1996 they stood at #35 and #40 in England and Wales · Boys, 5 places apart; by 2024 they were #30 and #880.
Jacob · Ashley · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
- Jacob vs Ben
In 1996 they stood at #35 and #34 in England and Wales · Boys, 1 places apart; by 2024 they were #30 and #509.
Jacob · Ben · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
- Jacob vs Colin
In 1997 they stood at #94 and #96 in Northern Ireland · Boys, 2 places apart; by 2021 they were #16 and #433.
Jacob · Colin · 21 shared years, 1997–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
- Jacob vs Barry
In 1997 they stood at #94 and #90 in Northern Ireland · Boys, 4 places apart; by 2022 they were #19 and #414.
Jacob · Barry · 21 shared years, 1997–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Deividas | Jacob |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'holder of the heel' or 'supplanter', referencing the biblical account of Jacob being born grasping his twin brother Esau's heel. A less common alternate theory holds it may derive from a longer form meaning roughly 'may God protect'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew, via Greek and Latin |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈdʒeɪkəb/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3990 (2021) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #42 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jacob has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek and Latin); Deividas does not have one recorded yet.
- Deividas has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Jacob.
- A meaning is recorded for Jacob; Deividas doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Deividas
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #588 among boys in Norway in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1976–2008
Highest recorded position: #249 among boys in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1976–2008).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #3990 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Boys
Jacob
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #273 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #4 among boys in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #42 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys