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YakubIn Hebrew: יעקוב · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
Yakub (Hebrew: יעקוב) is a boy's name of Arabic origin. 1,866 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 46 boys and ranked #305. Its peak year was 2021, with 59 babies.
- People in Israel
- 1,866
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 46
- rank #305
- Peak year
- 2021
- 59 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Yakub
In Hebrew letters the name is יעקוב, read right to left. Yakub is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.
Meaning and origin
- a surname
- a transliteration of the Arabic male given name يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb)
- excessive spelling of יַעֲקֹב
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Yakub by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Yakub
How do you write Yakub in Hebrew?
Yakub is written יעקוב in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.
How many people in Israel are named Yakub?
1,866 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name יעקוב: 0 women and 1,866 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Yakub a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named יעקוב are men.
What does the name Yakub mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a surname"
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.