How Many People Are Named Yaqub?
An estimated 598 people in the United States have the first name Yaqub. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Yaqub peaked in popularity in 2019 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yaqub as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yaqub paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
598
About 1 in 573,168 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2019
51 births
Total Registered
603
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yaqub
Yaqub is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 603 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yaqub as a male name
Ranked #2,988 in 2024
42 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (51 births)
Yaqub: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yaqub span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 293 babies were registered. While Yaqub is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yaqub by Decade
How has Yaqub tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yaqub by State
Birth registrations for Yaqub span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, New York, California. The lowest are in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio. On average, about 21 Yaqubs were registered per state.
Yaqub + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yaqub as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yaqub: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yaqub?
We estimate approximately 598 people named Yaqub are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 573,168 Americans share this first name.
Is Yaqub a common name?
Yaqub is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 603 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yaqub most popular?
Yaqub reached peak popularity in 2019, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yaqub is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yaqub a male name?
Yaqub is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yaqub Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yaqub Smith, Yaqub Johnson, Yaqub Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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