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Ayub

Gender

Male

Origin

African
Muslim name meaning penitent and referring to the biblical Job.

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #1679, 94 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1852, 85 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202585
202467
202372
202263
202149
202074
201974
201894
201789
201683

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #487, 82 births); most recent 2025 (rank #507, 76 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202576
202478
202382
202278
202176
202057
201972
201865
201780
201669

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #2722, 8 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2965, 7 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20237
20227
20216
2020–
20195
20185
20175
20165
20154
20144

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #568, 4 births); most recent 2022 (rank #703, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence