The baby name Yakub is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced YAH-koob (IPA: /ˈjɑːkuːb/).
Yakub is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Yakub is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced YAH-koob (IPA: /ˈjɑːkuːb/).
Yakub is Hebrew in Origin.
Yakub is a transliteration of Arabic Ya‘qūb (يعقوب), the Semitic form of Hebrew Ya‘aqov (יַעֲקֹב). The name is linked to the Hebrew root ‘aqev, “heel,” recalling the biblical birth story, and is widely glossed as “supplanter” or “one who follows.”
It names the patriarch Jacob in the Hebrew Bible and the Qur’anic prophet Ya‘qub, father of Yusuf, ensuring continuous use across Jewish, Christian, and especially Muslim traditions from late antiquity to today. Spelled Yakub through Turkic and Central Asian channels, it appears in Ottoman records and modern South and Central Asia and Africa. Common variants include Yaqub/Ya‘qoub, Yaqoob, Yakup (Turkish), Yakubu (Hausa), Yacob (Ethiopian), and Yaqoub (Arabic diaspora), with cognates Jakub (Polish, Czech, Slovak), Yakov (Russian), Jacob and James (English), Jacques (French), Giacomo (Italian), and Iago/Jaime (Iberian). Feminine forms include Jacoba and Giacomina.
| Yakub Kolas Yakub Kolas was a celebrated Belarusian writer and poet, best known as one of the founders of modern Belarusian literature. Writing under the pen name Yakub Kolas, Kanstantsin Mitskievich created major works such as New Land, Simon the Musician, and At a Crossroads. | Yakub Beg Yakub Beg, also spelled Yakub Bey or Ya'qub Beg, most famously refers to the 19th-century Central Asian military leader and ruler who established control over Kashgaria in Xinjiang. The name may also refer to other historical figures with similar spellings. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM | Boys | 0 | #35 | 2 | 614 |
| TM | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 574 |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 657 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| AZ | 0 | #41 | 3 | 706 | |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #77 | 3 | 3,375 |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #109 | 2 | 2,055 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #123 | 11 | 6,332 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #125 | 7 | 1,400 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #132 | 4 | 4,130 |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #178 | 5 | 1,509 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #191 | 29 | 3,850 |
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| BD | 0 | #206 | 22 | 5,992 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| NG | 0 | #242 | 23 | 5,926 | |
| GH | 0 | #245 | 4 | 5,396 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #268 | 22 | 6,578 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #272 | 3 | 3,535 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| SA | 0 | #286 | 10 | 10,560 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 10 | 6,530 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #305 | 21 | 7,401 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #310 | 36 | 8,138 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #333 | 5 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #335 | 6 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #335 | 9 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #369 | 18 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #376 | 21 | 15,987 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #380 | 213 | 10,045 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #381 | 9 | 7,057 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #384 | 4 | 2,865 |
| YE | 0 | #395 | 4 | 8,639 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #407 | 922 | 16,906 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #431 | 75 | 12,621 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #432 | 11 | 2,180 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #435 | 11 | 10,523 |
| BH | 0 | #457 | 97 | 17,937 | |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| LY | 0 | #501 | 35 | 12,703 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #533 | 175 | 18,093 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #534 | 19 | 10,162 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #539 | 15 | 20,968 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #557 | 5 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 329 | 17,948 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #575 | 196 | 18,755 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #615 | 17 | 13,121 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #620 | 6 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #632 | 36 | 13,071 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #642 | 146 | 15,093 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #668 | 1,441 | 28,008 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #673 | 25 | 17,960 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #676 | 7 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| SY | 0 | #717 | 12 | 11,684 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #734 | 280 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #736 | 370 | 22,615 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #860 | 76 | 25,931 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #884 | 9 | 7,044 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #925 | 28 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #931 | 21 | 5,873 |
| TR | 0 | #974 | 240 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #999 | 113 | 25,439 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,066 | 7 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 36 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,166 | 11 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,440 | 32 | 10,046 |
Yakub is popular in 59 countries — most recent births per country:
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