Boys' name · since 2013
Yaqoub
Yaqoub has 80 recorded births since 2013 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,935 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,121 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 80
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yaqoub is the #7121 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 80 recorded since 2013.
Social Security Administration records show Yaqoub recorded 80 times among boys since 2013, holding rank #7121 nationally today, ahead of 49% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.
- #18,935 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,121 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 80 born since 2013
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaqoub ranks #18,935 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,121 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 80 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.
- #18,935 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,121 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 80
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yaqoub's 80 recorded births place it above 58.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yaqoub compares
80 23rd 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
Yaqoub's all-time total is 78% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yaqoub | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 80 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yaqoub's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yaqoub's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yaqoub popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Yaqoub by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (46 births, 57% of the file).
2020s was Yaqoub's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Yaqoub births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 46 births (57% of all-time use).
Yaqoub by state
Where Yaqoub concentrates geographically, total births since 2013
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 6.3% |
5 of 80 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Yaqoubs (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 Yaqoub: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~12 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, 2013–2025 (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 Yaqoub 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.