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Origin & history of Yacob1
Modern American roots
Yacob comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Supplanter | Formal: Usurper or Deceiver.
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How popular is Yacob?
2017
peak year
Yacob first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1990. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2017, 18 babies received the name (ranked #5285). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #9723), with roughly 9 babies named Yacob each year. Yacob has been declining in recent years. In total, around 202 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
18
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #5,285)
(ranked #5,285)
9
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
90
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
202
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Yacob1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
Y7
A1
C3
O6
B2
Sum: 19 → Life path 1
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Personality of Yacob🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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