US rank #2293 Boys' name Peak 2024 1,009 births

Ayoub — #2293 US boys' name

1,009 babies named Ayoub in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s592000s2482010s4322020s265
#2293
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Ayoub was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

62 babies were named Ayoub in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ayoub

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,009 babies named Ayoub between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ayoub currently holds the #2293 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ayoub performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 432 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ayoub shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 80 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Ayoub in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ayoub in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,009 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ayoub at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,009

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2024

62 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,293

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ayoub popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
62
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
020406080 20242019201420092004199919941988 5

Ayoub by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
432 births that decade — 43% of Ayoub's all-time total
1980s51990s592000s2482010s4322020s265

Ayoub by state

Where Ayoub concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ayoub
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
80 7.9%
#2 Illinois
55 5.5%
#3 California
34 3.4%
#4 Virginia
17 1.7%
#5 Texas
15 1.5%
#6 Florida
12 1.2%
#7 Michigan
12 1.2%
#8 Ohio
5 0.5%
New York share of Ayoub's total US births 7.9%
Even split

80 of 1,009 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Ayoub appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ayoub?
1,009 babies have been named Ayoub since 1988. It currently ranks #2293 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 62 births.
When was Ayoub most popular?
Ayoub was most popular in the 2010s decade with 432 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ayoub most popular?
The top states for the name Ayoub are New York (80 births), Illinois (55 births), California (34 births).
How long has the name Ayoub been used?
Ayoub has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ayoub?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ayomide, Ayodeji, Ayodele, Ayo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.