Jakob vs Khalid
Jakob and Khalidcompared 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, Jakob was ranked #9 and Khalid #468 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jakob was ranked #1402 and Khalid #313 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2020, Jakob was ranked #556 and Khalid #637 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Jakob and Khalid over time
Jakob and Khalid appear together in 3 published lists, across 107 years of shared records. Khalid held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jakob in 1.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Jakob and Khalid changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1402 and #313.
- Longest-running competitions
Jakob and Khalid were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 70 years, from 1949 to 2025, ending at #9 and #468.
List by list
Norway · Boys70 shared years, 1949–2025
Jakob held the stronger position in 68 of those years, Khalid in 2.
Highest recorded here: Jakob #6 in 2019, Khalid #268 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jakob #9, Khalid #468.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jakob held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Khalid in 21.
Highest recorded here: Jakob #287 in 2000, Khalid #301 in 2023.
The order changed in 2019: Khalid moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #486 and #490; by 2019 that had become #674 and #374.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jakob #1402, Khalid #313.
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2003–2020
Jakob held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Khalid in 3.
Highest recorded here: Jakob #448 in 2005, Khalid #403 in 2005.
The order changed in 2020: Jakob moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #749 and #520; by 2020 that had become #556 and #637.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Jakob #556, Khalid #637.
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 | Jakob | Khalid |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | A form of Jacob (or James) used across Germanic and Scandinavian languages, from the Hebrew Ya'akov. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew, via German/Scandinavian transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈjɑː.kɔp/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #9 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| 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); Khalid does not have one recorded yet.
- Jakob and Khalid both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jakob; Khalid doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
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
Khalid
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #372 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #268 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #468 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys