Yaqub is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Yaqub is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,124 for boy births in the United States (and #6,711 across all names), given to 39 babies. Yaqub first appears in 2000 and peaked in 2019 (51 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | #3,124 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | #3,000 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | #3,054 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | #2,827 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | #3,494 |
| 2020 | 29 | 29 | #3,730 |
| 2019 | 51 | 51 | #2,580 |
| 2018 | 39 | 39 | #3,052 |
| 2017 | 38 | 38 | #3,121 |
| 2016 | 27 | 27 | #3,983 |
| 2015 | 31 | 31 | #3,589 |
| 2014 | 22 | 22 | #4,531 |
| 2013 | 17 | 17 | #5,392 |
| 2012 | 29 | 29 | #3,710 |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | #5,194 |
| 2010 | 21 | 21 | #4,673 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | #5,319 |
| 2008 | 23 | 23 | #4,389 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #9,762 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | #7,408 |
| 2005 | 15 | 15 | #5,569 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | #6,956 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #7,804 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | #7,624 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | #7,516 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #10,318 |