Yaqub

Where Yaqub comes from

Borrowed from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb).
— Wiktionary's entry for Yaqub
Along the way
  1. 2000
    First appearance
    #9,112 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2019
    Peak, #2,556
    51 babies named Yaqub — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name, Yaqub, Yakub, and Yacoub, from Arabic
Namesakes

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