Yakup
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- yah-KOOP
- Origin
- Hebrew
Yakup 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 Yakup mean?
Hebrew: Turkish form of Arabic Yaqub, the form of Jacob
“holder of the heel”
Turkish form of Yaqub, the Arabic form of Jacob, the biblical patriarch also honoured as a prophet in Islam.
Is Yakup a girl's or a boy's name?
Yakup is a boys' name.
How popular is Yakup in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Yakup in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yakup in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
Names like Yakup
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yusuf, Yunus, Yug, Kairo, Yoan, Yitzchok, Loki, Yakov, Mika, Rumi, Bodhi, Shko
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Yakup: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yakup, updated 20 October 2026.