Boys' name · since 1988
Ayoub
1,073 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.
- #4,903 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,248 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,073
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ayoub currently ranks #2248 among boys' names in America, with 1,073 babies recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayoub has been recorded 1,073 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #2248 nationally and more common than 84% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #4,903 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,248 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,073 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayoub ranks #4,903 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,248 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,073 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,903 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,248 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,073
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ayoub's 1,073 recorded births place it above 89.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Ayoub compares
1,073 Top 30% higher than 70% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ayoub's all-time total is 191% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ayoub | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,073 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ayoub's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ayoub splits its recorded history at 2009: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ayoub popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Ayoub by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (432 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Ayoub's strongest decade.
432 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Ayoub births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
248 births
- 2010s
2010s
432 births
- 2020s
2020s
329 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 432 births (40% of all-time use).
How Ayoub compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ayoub's total volume
Ayoub by state
Where Ayoub concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 86 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 62 | 5.8% |
| #3 | California | | 46 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 22 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 21 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
86 of 1,073 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Ayoub appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ayoub's data
- Ayoub's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (432 total births) through the 2020s (329) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ayoubs (86 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ayoub: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ayoub draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.