Yacouba
Yacouba is a common West African masculine given name and surname, a Francized form of Yaqub, the Arabic form of Jacob. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Yacouba
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yacouba is a common West African masculine given name and surname, a Francized form of Yaqub, the Arabic form of Jacob. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Yacouba
Yacouba first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2002, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 6 Yacoubas were born — ranking #10,889 that year. As of 2026, Yacouba ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 11 Yacoubas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yacouba
Yacouba is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Yacouba's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #10,889. Use the chart and map above to compare Yacouba'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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