Boys' name · since 1991
Yacoub
Yacoub has 278 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,065 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,288 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 278
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yacoub currently ranks #6288 among boys' names in America, with 278 babies recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Yacoub recorded 278 times among boys since 1991, holding rank #6288 nationally today, ahead of 55% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #11,065 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,288 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 278 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yacoub ranks #11,065 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,288 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 278 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,065 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,288 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 278
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yacoub's 278 recorded births place it above 75.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yacoub compares
278 44th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yacoub's all-time total is 25% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yacoub | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 278 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yacoub's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yacoub splits its recorded history at 2012: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yacoub popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Yacoub by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (110 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Yacoub's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Yacoub births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s
2010s
110 births
- 2020s
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 110 births (40% of all-time use).
Yacoub by state
Where Yacoub concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 278 births nationwide.
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- Yacoub's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (110 total births) through the 2020s (95) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yacoubs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yacoub: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Yacoub draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.