US rank #11765 Boys' name Peak 2016 73 births

Yaqoob — #11765 US boys' name

73 babies named Yaqoob in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s452020s23
#11765
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 17% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

62% 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.

What the Data Says About Yaqoob

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Yaqoob between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yaqoob currently holds the #11765 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yaqoob performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yaqoob shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yaqoob 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 73 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.

Yaqoob at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

73

Since 2009

16 years of records

Peak year

2016

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,765

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2009

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yaqoob popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
10
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4681012 20242023202220202019201820172016201420122009 5

Yaqoob by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
45 births that decade — 62% of Yaqoob's all-time total
2000s52010s452020s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yaqoob?
73 babies have been named Yaqoob since 2009. It currently ranks #11765 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?
Yaqoob has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
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.

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, 2009–2024 (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.