The baby name Yaghoob is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈjɑːɣuːb/ (approx. "YAG-hoob" or "yah-GHOOB").
Yaghoob is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Yaghoob is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈjɑːɣuːb/ (approx. "YAG-hoob" or "yah-GHOOB").
Yaghoob is Hebrew in Origin.
Yaghoob is the Persian romanization of Arabic Ya‘qub (يعقوب), the Semitic form of Hebrew Ya‘aqov (יעקב), source of English Jacob and James. From the root ‘-q-b, “heel/one who follows,” it echoes the image of a heel-grasper and is read as “supplanter” or “follower.” In Iranian Persian, the merger of qāf and ghayn favors the gh spelling, hence Yaghoob.
Anchored in the Qur’anic and biblical patriarch Jacob, father of Yusuf (Joseph), the name has long been used across the Middle East and South Asia; in Persian history it appears with Ya‘qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, founder of the 9th‑century Saffarid dynasty. Variants include Yaghoub, Yaqoob, Yaqub, Yacoub, and Yakub; cognates span Jacob, Jakob, Jakub, Iakovos, Yakov, and Iago. Yaghoob is most common in Iran and Afghan Persian, while Yaqoob/Yaqub predominates in Arabic, Urdu, and Pashto.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| IR | 0 | #227 | 5 | 4,221 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #349 | 231 | 10,162 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #521 | 10 | 8,334 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,072 | 21 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,247 | 8 | 19,440 |
Yaghoob is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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