Yacqub
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YAH-koob
- Origin
- Hebrew
Yacqub is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “holder of the heel”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Yacqub mean?
Hebrew: Somali spelling of Arabic Yaqub, the form of Jacob
“holder of the heel”
Somali spelling of Yaqub, the Arabic form of Jacob, the biblical patriarch also honoured as a prophet in Islam.
Is Yacqub a girl's or a boy's name?
Yacqub is a boys' name.
How popular is Yacqub in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Yacqub in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yacqub in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
Names like Yacqub
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jacob, Yusuf, Yaqub, Jakub, Ethan, Toby, Charlie, Isaac, Yunus, Alfie, Musa, Oliver
Names related to Yacqub
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie, Levi
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Yacqub: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yacqub, updated 20 October 2026.