Globally, Яковлева (Яковлева 
, Yakovleva 
, Iakovleva 
) is a very rare largely girly, but seldom masculine first name. The forename Яковлева is habitual in Russia, where it is a very rare feminine name, and China, where it is an extremely rare unisex name. Predominantly, Яковлева is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Яковлева | Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
| Yakovleva | Russia, Estonia, Bulgaria, United States, Latvia |
| Iakovleva | Russia, Estonia, Lithuania, United States, Latvia |
| Jakovleva | Azerbaijan, Russia, Estonia, United States, Latvia |
Iacovleva, Jakowlewa, and Yakovlyeva