Tayeb
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TIE-yeb
- Origin
- Arabic
Tayeb is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “good, pure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tayeb mean?
Arabic: spelling of Tayyeb, 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 Tayyeb.
Is Tayeb a girl's or a boy's name?
Tayeb is a boys' name.
How popular is Tayeb in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 4 boys.
Tayeb in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Tayeb
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Haseeb, Habib, Zohaib, Musab, Ahmed, Fahad, Suhaib, Saif, Abdur, Umair, Rabab, Hamza
Names related to Tayeb
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, “Tayeb: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tayeb, updated 20 October 2026.