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Origin & history of Yaqub1
Hebrew / Arabic roots
Yaqub comes from the Hebrew / Arabic tradition, meaning Supplanter, held by the heel.
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How popular is Yaqub?
2019
peak year
Today, Yaqub is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #3240), with only about 38 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2019, 51 babies were given the name (ranked #2579 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Yaqub's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 603 babies have been registered as Yaqub since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
51
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,579)
(ranked #2,579)
38
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
380
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
603
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Yaqub3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
Y7
A1
Q8
U3
B2
Sum: 21 → Life path 3
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Personality of Yaqub✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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