Supplanter or held by the heel
Yacoub is the Arabic form of the Hebrew name Jacob. In the Quran, Ya'qub is a prophet and the father of the twelve tribes of Israel, mirroring the biblical narrative of the patriarch Jacob.
Less common today
Yacoub isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,365 in 2020.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
A prophet in Islam and the son of Ishaq
Palestinian singer and winner of Arab Idol
Mauritanian entrepreneur and businessman
