Ayub
Ayub was the 1854th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 85 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1681st with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 103 places. More babies were named Ayub in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,854 boys, up 94 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 85boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201894 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,634babies recorded
Ayub popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,854 | 85 |
| 2020 | #1,948 | 74 |
| 2010 | #2,174 | 61 |
| 2000 | #3,778 | 21 |
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How popular is Ayub, counting every spelling?
Ayub is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,341 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,854 for Ayub on its own. Together these spellings went to 130 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayub | 85 | #1,854 | 336 |
| Ayyub | 45 | #2,801 | 178 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ayub?
85 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ayub (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ayub born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 99 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ayub.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ayub?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Ayub are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 18. That makes Ayub a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ayub by state
How common Ayub was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (20.7×), Ohio (2.2×), New York (2.0×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ayub: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ayub, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ayub
How popular is the name Ayub?
Ayub was the 1854th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 85 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1681st with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 103 places. More babies were named Ayub in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ayub a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ayub in the US.
Where is Ayub most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ayub was most common in Minnesota (0.81 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and New York.