The first name Ayyub
A boy’s name from Arabic.
1 syllable Male
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Borrowed from Arabic أَيُّوب (ʔayyūb).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 124 boys were named Ayyub, making it the 342nd most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ayyub with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ayyub at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 45 boys born in the United States were named Ayyub, the 2,801st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 49 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Ayyub in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Nicknames and spellings
More Arabic boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Ayyub mean?
- Borrowed from Arabic أَيُّوب (ʔayyūb).
- What is the origin of the name Ayyub?
- Borrowed from Arabic أَيُّوب (ʔayyūb).
- How popular is the name Ayyub?
- In 2025, 124 boys born in England and Wales were named Ayyub, ranking 342nd.
- Is Ayyub a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 475 US babies named Ayyub since 1880 were boys.
- When was Ayyub most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 49 babies were named Ayyub, its highest rank at 2,676th.
- What are other spellings of Ayyub?
- Ayub, Ayoub, Ayoob, Ayyoub and Ayyoob.