Ayub
Ayyub is the Arabic name of the Abrahamic prophet Job. Here it refers to the Islamic prophet which is mentioned in the Quran, see Job in Islam.
Meaning & Origin of Ayub
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ayyub is the Arabic name of the Abrahamic prophet Job. Here it refers to the Islamic prophet which is mentioned in the Quran, see Job in Islam.
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The Story of Ayub
Ayub first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1996, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 94 Ayubs were born — ranking #1,679 that year. As of 2026, Ayub ranks #2,170 for baby boys with 68 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 2K Ayubs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ayub
Ayub is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Ayub's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #1,679. Use the chart and map above to compare Ayub's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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