Yacoub
Yaqub ibn Ishaq ibn Ibrahim ibn Azar, later given the name Israil, is recognized by Muslims as an Islamic prophet. He is held to have preached the same monotheism as his forefathers: Abraham, Ishmael, and Isaac.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Yacoub
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yaqub ibn Ishaq ibn Ibrahim ibn Azar, later given the name Israil, is recognized by Muslims as an Islamic prophet. He is held to have preached the same monotheism as his forefathers: Abraham, Ishmael, and Isaac.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Yacoub
American parents first put Yacoub on the record books as a baby boy name in 1991, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 23 Yacoubs were born — ranking #4,272 that year. About 38% of every Yacoub on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Yacoub ranks #6,491 for baby boys with 13 births, falling sharply (-20%). All told, over 290 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Yacoub
Yacoub is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 290 births in the dataset. Yacoub's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #4,272. Use the chart and map above to compare Yacoub's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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