Boys' name · since 2000
Yaqub
642 babies named Yaqub in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,805 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,114 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 642
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yaqub is the #3114 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 642 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaqub has been recorded 642 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #3114 nationally and more common than 78% 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 2000 to 2025.
- #6,805 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,114 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 642 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yaqub ranks #6,805 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,114 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 642 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,805 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,114 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 642
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yaqub's 642 recorded births place it above 85.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Yaqub compares
642 Top 39% higher than 61% of 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
Yaqub's all-time total is 74% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yaqub | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 642 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yaqub's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yaqub's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yaqub popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Yaqub by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (293 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Yaqub's strongest decade.
293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Yaqub births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
119 births
- 2010s
2010s
293 births
- 2020s
2020s
230 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 293 births (46% of all-time use).
How Yaqub compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yaqub's total volume
Yaqub by state
Where Yaqub concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 67 | 10.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 41 | 6.4% |
| #3 | California | | 30 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 13 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Washington | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
67 of 642 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Yaqub's data
- Yaqub's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (293 total births) through the 2020s (230) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Yaqubs (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Yaqub
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yaqub: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Yaqub 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.