Ayub
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- eye-YOOB
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #559 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,852 for boys
Ayub is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 559th for boys in the UK (76 babies) and 1,852nd for boys in the US (85 babies).
Where does Ayub come from?
Hebrew: South Asian spelling of Ayyub, the Arabic form of Job
Is Ayub a girl's or a boy's name?
Ayub is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 76 boys in the UK and 85 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ayub in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #559among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 76about 1 in 3,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 76 boys in the UK were named Ayub, making it the 559th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 661st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 84 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ayub in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 203 boys in the UK were given Ayub or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #265, up from #559 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 507th in England and Wales.
Ayub in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76 | #559 |
| 2024 | 78 | #551 |
| 2023 | 84 | #520 |
| 2022 | 81 | #533 |
| 2021 | 76 | #571 |
| 2020 | 58 | #661 |
| 2019 | 72 | #583 |
| 2018 | 66 | #613 |
| 2017 | 80 | #544 |
| 2016 | 70 | #594 |
| 2015 | 55 | #688 |
| 2014 | 61 | #639 |
| 2013 | 62 | #625 |
| 2012 | 74 | #549 |
| 2011 | 54 | #683 |
| 2010 | 51 | #692 |
| 2009 | 63 | #583 |
| 2008 | 52 | #667 |
| 2007 | 46 | #687 |
| 2006 | 41 | #729 |
| 2005 | 64 | #493 |
| 2004 | 42 | #644 |
| 2003 | 31 | #754 |
| 2002 | 25 | #821 |
| 2001 | 18 | #978 |
| 2000 | 23 | #812 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Ayub in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,852among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 85about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 85 boys in the US were named Ayub, making it the 1,852nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,946th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 94 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
2025 had more boys named Ayub than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Ayub in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 130 boys in the US were given Ayub or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,275, up from #1,852 for this spelling alone.
- Ayub 85
- Ayyub 45
Ayub in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | #1,852 |
| 2024 | 67 | #2,169 |
| 2023 | 72 | #2,063 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,268 |
| 2021 | 49 | #2,622 |
| 2020 | 74 | #1,946 |
| 2019 | 74 | #1,973 |
| 2018 | 94 | #1,679 |
| 2017 | 89 | #1,735 |
| 2016 | 83 | #1,811 |
| 2015 | 74 | #1,955 |
| 2014 | 77 | #1,883 |
| 2013 | 57 | #2,249 |
| 2012 | 66 | #2,065 |
| 2011 | 68 | #1,998 |
| 2010 | 61 | #2,168 |
| 2009 | 56 | #2,319 |
| 2008 | 67 | #2,061 |
| 2007 | 50 | #2,504 |
| 2006 | 56 | #2,247 |
| 2005 | 37 | #2,842 |
| 2004 | 52 | #2,204 |
| 2003 | 33 | #2,918 |
| 2002 | 31 | #2,939 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,612 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
Names like Ayub
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Ibrahim Muhammad Abdullah Ahmed Hamza Arham Azaan Zayan Zakariya Zayd Amir
Other spellings of Ayub
Names related to Ayub
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), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ayub: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ayub, updated 20 October 2026.