Jacob is a male name, in Croatia exclusively Croatian. It is one of the relatively rare names in Croatia, with about twenty namesakes living there.
The relative popularity of names Jacob in Croatia
The name Jacob was the most popular from years 2001 to 2010, when about 30% of the persons bearing this name were born. The peak year was 2010. It was the least popular from years 1967 to 1976.
Prevalence
Name Jacob is present mainly in North-West Croatia. Most of the persons named Jacob live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (less than ten), Dubrovnik (less than ten).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over three hundred times, the first time 1693 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.