The first name Yaqub
A boy’s name from Arabic.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Borrowed from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 121 boys were named Yaqub, making it the 349th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 130 births (#336).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Yaqub with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Yaqub at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 39 boys born in the United States were named Yaqub, the 3,124th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2019, when 51 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Yakub
More Arabic boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Yaqub mean?
- Borrowed from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb).
- What is the origin of the name Yaqub?
- Borrowed from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb).
- How popular is the name Yaqub?
- In 2025, 121 boys born in England and Wales were named Yaqub, ranking 349th. Its peak was 2024, with 130 births.
- Is Yaqub a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 642 US babies named Yaqub since 1880 were boys.
- When was Yaqub most popular?
- 2019 in the United States, when 51 babies were named Yaqub, its highest rank at 2,580th.
- What are other spellings of Yaqub?
- Yakub.