Supplanter
Yakov is the Russian and Hebrew form of Jacob. In the Old Testament, Jacob was the son of Isaac and Rebecca, whose name refers to the act of following or taking by the heel.
Less common today
Yakov isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,195 in 2024.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Ukrainian-American comedian and actor
Bolshevik party leader and official
Russian science writer and mathematician
Soviet Red Army soldier and Hero of the Soviet Union
