Yacob is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2017 and has grown less common since.
Yacob is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Yacob was first reported in SSA data in 1990 and peaked in 2017 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #9,842 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #8,886 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #14,244 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | #13,997 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #13,966 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | #6,750 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | #6,690 |
| 2017 | 18 | 18 | #5,288 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | #9,620 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | #8,014 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | #7,033 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | #12,063 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | #8,837 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | #10,743 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #8,108 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #14,432 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #14,533 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #8,886 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | #8,697 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | #11,303 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #12,703 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #10,627 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #9,210 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #10,205 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #7,161 |