Yacoub
How to say it: ya-KOOB · /jaˈkub/
Arabic form of Hebrew Yaakov meaning 'supplanter' - borne by patriarch Jacob, common in Arab world.
Yacoub was the 1,879th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 14 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 31% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,904 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,879 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 14 |
| Share of births | 1 in 57,161 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +31% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,904 |
| In France, 2025 | #428 among boys’ names, 70 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Yacoub is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Yaco
- Yak
Honouring a Yacoub in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Yacoub is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Hebrew.
In France: #428 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Yacoub
- Yacoub Artin (1842–1919)Armenian-Egyptian educator and scholar
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