Jakob vs Uzair
Jakob and Uzaircompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2003, Jakob was ranked #500 and Uzair #500 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Jakob was ranked #1124 and Uzair #845 among boys in England and Wales.
Jakob and Uzair over time
Jakob and Uzair appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Jakob held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Uzair in 0.
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.
Jakob reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Uzair 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
Jakob and Uzair were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1124 and #845.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Jakob held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Uzair in 5.
Highest recorded here: Jakob #287 in 2000, Uzair #344 in 2003.
The order changed in 2023: Uzair moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #746 and #771; by 2023 that had become #1139 and #738.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jakob #1124, Uzair #845.
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 | Jakob | Uzair |
|---|---|---|
| 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-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #9 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| 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); Uzair does not have one recorded yet.
- Jakob and Uzair both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jakob; Uzair doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
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 #1124 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Uzair
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #513 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #344 among boys in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #845 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys