Ya'Qub is a distinctive choice, ranked #4749 in 2018. Your child is likely to be the only Ya'Qub in their class.
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UK Rank 2018
#4749
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About the Name Ya'Qub
Ya'Qub has held its ground, ranked #4,749 in 2018 and never far from its best of #3,908 in 2015 โ a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been relatively new to UK records, first appearing in 2015.
Ya'Qub is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ya'Qub in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Ya'Qub
Zelimkhan Yaqub โ Zelimkhan Yaqub was an Azerbaijani Turkish poet and also politician.
Yaqub Nanautawi โ Yaqub Nanautawi was an Indian Islamic scholar, and one of the earliest teachers of Islamic Madrassa in Deoband, famously called Darul Uloom Deoband in India.
Yaqub Qureishi โ Haji Yaqoob Qureshi is an Indian politician who formerly served as a minister in the Uttar Pradesh Government.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ya'Qub
Unlikely. With around 3 UK babies named Ya'Qub per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ya'Qub in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ya'Qub is declining: down 841 places since 2015, to #4,749 in 2018. It peaked at #3,908 in 2015.
Ya'Qub 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.
Notable people named Yaqub include: Yaqub Qureishi, Yaqub-Har and Muhammad Yaqub. Short summaries for each appear below.
Yaqub does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Yaqubs in the wild.
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UK babies named Ya'Qub (2018)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ya'Qub
Almost certainly the only Ya'Qub in the class
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UK Popularity (2015–2018)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ya'Qub
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Yaqub Nanautawi was an Indian Islamic scholar, and one of the earliest teachers of Islamic Madrassa in Deoband, famously called Darul Uloom Deoband in India.
Meruserre Yaqub-Har (other spelling: Yakubher, also known as Yak-Baal) was a petty king using Egyptian attributes during the Egyptian Second Intermediate Period and attested in contexts belonging to the Middle Bronze Age IIA/B.