Yakub is a distinctive choice, ranked #1460 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Yakub in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1460
About the Name Yakub
Yakub is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 175 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1455 in 2018 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1996.
Yakub is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Yakub
Unlikely. With around 18 UK babies named Yakub per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Yakub in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Yakub is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 175 places over the last five years to #1460 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Yakub is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Yakub does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Yakubs in the wild.
18
UK babies named Yakub (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 175 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Yakub
Likely around 1 other Yakub in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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