Ayyub
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
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- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #377 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,797 for boys
Ayyub is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 377th for boys in the UK (124 babies) and 2,797th for boys in the US (45 babies).
What does Ayyub mean?
Hebrew: Arabic form of Job
The prophet Ayyub (Job) is honoured in the Quran for his patience in suffering.
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Is Ayyub a girl's or a boy's name?
Ayyub is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 124 boys in the UK and 45 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ayyub in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 377th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 124 about 1 in 2,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 124 boys in the UK were named Ayyub, making it the 377th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 567th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ayyub of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Ayyub in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 203 boys in the UK were given Ayyub or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #265, up from #377 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 342nd in England and Wales.
Ayyub in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 124 | #377 |
| 2024 | 115 | #404 |
| 2023 | 93 | #470 |
| 2022 | 80 | #540 |
| 2021 | 92 | #495 |
| 2020 | 74 | #567 |
| 2019 | 78 | #547 |
| 2018 | 58 | #675 |
| 2017 | 46 | #806 |
| 2016 | 44 | #806 |
| 2015 | 53 | #700 |
| 2014 | 31 | #1,005 |
| 2013 | 43 | #811 |
| 2012 | 34 | #957 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 26 | #1,121 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,340 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,290 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Ayyub in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,797th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 45 about 1 in 38,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 45 boys in the US were named Ayyub, making it the 2,797th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,568th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 49 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the boys named Ayyub in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 130 boys in the US were given Ayyub or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,275, up from #2,797 for this spelling alone.
- Ayub 85
- Ayyub 45
Ayyub in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #2,797 |
| 2024 | 49 | #2,674 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,627 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,114 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,568 |
| 2019 | 29 | #3,713 |
| 2018 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
Names like Ayyub
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa, Zayaan, Muhammad, Zayan, Zayd, Abdullah, Azaan, Arham, Ibrahim, Ahmed, Hamza, Umar
Other spellings of Ayyub
Names related to Ayyub
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, “Ayyub: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ayyub, updated 20 October 2026.