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Yakub

100% boys · 8 born in 2025

Yakub has been given to about 124 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 123
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Yakub per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2015 · 11
  • Born in 20258
  • All time124
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Yakub?

Its best year was 2015, when 11 babies were given the name, ranking 7475th. The typical living American called Yakub is about 10 years old today.

Names that sound like Yakub

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Yaakov0.48

Middle names for Yakub

Ranked by flow score
  1. Yakub Paul0.77
  2. Yakub John0.77
  3. Yakub Lee0.77
  4. Yakub Dean0.76
  5. Yakub Wade0.76
  6. Yakub Ross0.76

Sibling names for Yakub

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.79
  2. Neriahsister · 0.79
  3. Bodebrother · 0.79
  4. Seraphinasister · 0.79
  5. Kyrenbrother · 0.78
  6. Ayaneither · 0.78

Where Yakub is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Yakub Anderson0.77
    2. Yakub White0.72
    3. Yakub Reyes0.72
    4. Yakub Moore0.72
    5. Yakub Lee0.72
    6. Yakub Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Yakub

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.