Yaqub

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Yaqub first appears in the data in 1997 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 79 babies (rank #500 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Yaqub

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Yaqub yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

657

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1997	6	#2,015
1998	5	#2,405
1999	3	#3,799
2000	9	#1,549
2001	6	#2,207
2002	9	#1,646
2003	9	#1,762
2004	19	#1,075
2005	18	#1,188
2006	27	#912
2007	33	#818
2008	29	#941
2009	40	#747
2010	43	#720
2011	54	#630
2012	54	#647
2013	66	#554
2014	79	#500
2015	73	#535
2016	75	#523