Tayab
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TIE-yab
- Origin
- Arabic
Tayab is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “good, pure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tayab mean?
Arabic: spelling of Tayyab, itself a variant spelling of Tayyib
“good, pure”
From Arabic tayyib, good or pure, a word the Quran uses of lawful, wholesome food.
Meaning borrowed from Tayyab.
Is Tayab a girl's or a boy's name?
Tayab is a boys' name.
How popular is Tayab in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tayab in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Tayab in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
Names like Tayab
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saif, Hassan, Hamza, Habib, Zohaib, Haseeb, Fahad, Qasim, Azeem, Asad, Suhaib, Umair
Names related to Tayab
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tayab: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tayab, updated 20 October 2026.