Ayoub

Meaning: Possibly enemy
Origin: Arabic (from Hebrew via Greek and Latin) — Variant of Job · Possibly related to Hebrew

Boy's name · #2232 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Ayoub is climbing: on the charts since 1988, it reached #2232 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 60 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,100 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#121 in France (2025) · #161 in Belgium (2025) · #315 in Netherlands (2025) · #452 in Sweden (2025) · #859 in Ireland (2025) · #876 in England & Wales (2025) · #997 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,024 in Austria (2025) · #608 in Canada (2024).

Famous Ayoubs

Ayoub El Kaabi — Moroccan footballer (born 1993)
Ayoub Abdellaoui — Algerian association football player
Ayoub Ghadfa — Spanish boxer
Ayoub Al-Oui — Qatari footballer (born 2005)
Ayoub Tabet — President of Lebanon (1874–1947)

What Ayoubs become

Among 118 notable people named Ayoub:

Sports figures appear 3.26× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ayoub El Kaabi, Moroccan footballer (born 1993).

Similar names: Ayub · Shmiel · Aayansh · Shloimy · Abdallah · Arsiah

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