Boys' name · since 2004
Yakub
124 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.
- #16,039 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,388 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 124
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yakub is the #9388 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 124 recorded since 2004.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yakub has been recorded 124 times among boys since 2004, currently ranked #9388 nationally and more common than 33% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #16,039 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,388 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 124 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yakub ranks #16,039 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,388 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 124 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,039 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,388 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 124
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yakub's 124 recorded births place it above 64.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Yakub compares
124 29th 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
Yakub's all-time total is 66% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yakub | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 124 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yakub's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yakub splits its recorded history at 2016: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yakub popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Yakub by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (67 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Yakub's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Yakub births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 67 births (54% of all-time use).
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What to do with Yakub's data
- Yakub's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (67 total births) through the 2020s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yakub: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Yakub 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.