Total births
80
Boys' name · since 2009
Yaqoob
Yaqoob has 80 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11809
- among boys today
- 80
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Yaqoob is the #11809 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 80 recorded since 2009.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaqoob has been recorded 80 times among boys since 2009, currently ranked #11809 nationally and more common than 17% 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 2009 to 2025.
- #11809 among boys today
- 80 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
- 17% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yaqoob is currently the #11809 boys' name in America, more common than 17% of boys - 80 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11809
- among boys today
- 80
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other boys
Yaqoob vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#11809
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 17% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Yaqoob was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
10 babies were named Yaqoob in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
How Yaqoob compares
80 23th percentile among 14,294 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
Yaqoob's all-time total is 78% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yaqoob | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 80 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 23 | 22,252 |
Yaqoob's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yaqoob's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yaqoob at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2016
Current rank
#11,809
Active since
2009
Yaqoob popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Yaqoob by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Yaqoob's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Yaqoob births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
- 2020s
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 45 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yaqoob? ▼
80 babies have been named Yaqoob since 2009. It currently ranks #11809 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 10 births.
When was Yaqoob most popular? ▼
Yaqoob was most popular in the 2010s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Yaqoob been used? ▼
Records for Yaqoob go back to 2009, giving 17 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Yaqoob? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yaqub, Yaqoub, Yaqeen. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Yaqoob's data
- Yaqoob's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (45 total births) through the 2020s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2009–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yaqoob: #11809 Boys' Name - 80 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yaqoob. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Yaqoob 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 June 2026.