boy · arabic and hebrew
Yaqub
say it yah-koob
What Yaqub means
- Arabic and Hebrew supplanter; Arabic form of Jacob Quran, Torah and Hebrew Bible: Jacob in the Quran, prophet and father of Yusuf
How popular it is
Its use is rising over the last ten years.
- no. 354 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 636 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 1200 in Austria (2020)
- no. 1394 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 2020.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
James Jacob Diego Tiago Christian Thiago Jakob Jamie Jake Jameson Hamish Jaime