US rank #8705 Boys' name Peak 2015 116 births

Yakub — #8705 US boys' name

116 babies named Yakub in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s192010s672020s30
#8705
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 39% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Yakub was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

11 babies were named Yakub in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yakub

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Yakub between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yakub currently holds the #8705 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yakub performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yakub shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yakub in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 116 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yakub at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

116

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2015

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,705

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yakub popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
11
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4681012 202420212019201720152013201020072004 5

Yakub by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
67 births that decade — 58% of Yakub's all-time total
2000s192010s672020s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yakub?
116 babies have been named Yakub since 2004. It currently ranks #8705 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 11 births.
When was Yakub most popular?
Yakub was most popular in the 2010s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Yakub been used?
Yakub has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yakub?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yakov, Yakir, Yakob, Yaksh, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2004–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.