How popular is the name Ayub?

1,634 US babies were named Ayub between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2018.

What careers are people named Ayub over-represented in?

Among notable men who are footballers, Ayubs show up 1.7× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Ayub

Q: How common is the spelling Ayub?

The most common spelling: 72% of Ayubs use it.

Ayub. 1,634 US babies since 1940, peak 2018. Notable Ayubs are 1.7× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2018

1,634 US babies were named Ayub between 1940 and 2025.

Ayub around the world

Norway: 30 babies since 1945, peak 2023, No. 417 in 2025
Sweden: 335 babies since 1998, peak 2019, No. 504 in 2022
England & Wales: 1,524 babies since 1996, peak 2023, No. 507 in 2025
Belgium: 26 babies since 1995, peak 2025, No. 941 in 2025
France: 95 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 1,665 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Ayubs end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	1.7×	Low · 7 people
Actor	1.5×	Low · 4 people
Writer	1.0×	Low · 1 people
Politician	0.8×	Low · 1 people

Among notable men who are footballers, Ayubs show up 1.7× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 72% of Ayubs use it

Ayub 72%
Ayyub 21%
Ayuub 7%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2018)