Eyoab
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- eh-YOH-ab
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Eyoab is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is father”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Eyoab mean?
Hebrew: Ethiopian and Eritrean form of Joab
“God is father”
Form of Joab, the commander of King David's army in the Bible.
Is Eyoab a girl's or a boy's name?
Eyoab is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eyoab in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 250% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Eyoab, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 7 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Eyoab in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
How popular is Eyoab in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 73% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Eyoab, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 2016.
Half of all the boys named Eyoab in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eyoab in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
Names like Eyoab
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eesa Musa Ayyub Ibrahim Zakariya Muhammad Yaqub Zayan Zayaan Sulaiman Zorawar Huzaifa
Names related to Eyoab
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, “Eyoab: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eyoab, updated 20 October 2026.