Yakub
Boy name
Yakub meaning
Variant transcription of YAQUB, Arabic form of YaAqov (see JACOB).
Yakub at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- يعقوبAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #8,287 in 2024
Yakub popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | #11,354 | 5 |
| 2010 | #8,139 | 9 |
| 2015 | #7,066 | 11 |
| 2020 | #8,731 | 8 |
| 2024 | #8,287 | 9 |
All 16 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | #11,354 | 5 |
| 2007 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2008 | #9,871 | 7 |
| 2010 | #8,139 | 9 |
| 2012 | #12,271 | 5 |
| 2013 | #8,118 | 9 |
| 2014 | #9,639 | 7 |
| 2015 | #7,066 | 11 |
| 2016 | #12,182 | 5 |
| 2017 | #12,243 | 5 |
| 2018 | #10,757 | 6 |
| 2019 | #7,642 | 10 |
| 2020 | #8,731 | 8 |
| 2021 | #10,791 | 6 |
| 2022 | #9,821 | 7 |
| 2024 | #8,287 | 9 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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