Faisal vs Jakob
Faisal 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 2001, Faisal was ranked #540 and Jakob #46 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Faisal was ranked #1859 and Jakob #1402 among boys in England and Wales.
Faisal and Jakob over time
Faisal and Jakob appear together in 2 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Jakob held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Faisal in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Faisal reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Faisal held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Jakob in 28.
Highest recorded here: Faisal #312 in 1997, Jakob #287 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Faisal #1859, Jakob #1402.
Norway · Boys25 shared years, 1971–2001
Faisal held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Jakob in 24.
Highest recorded here: Faisal #288 in 1981, Jakob #46 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Faisal #540, Jakob #46.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Faisal | 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, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1859 (2024) | Norway · Boys #9 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jakob has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission); Faisal does not have one recorded yet.
- Faisal and Jakob both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jakob; Faisal doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Faisal
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #587 among boys in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1971–2001
Highest recorded position: #288 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1971–2001).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1859 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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