Boys' name · since 1998
Ayuub
154 babies named Ayuub in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,554 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 154
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
154 boys have been named Ayuub since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayuub has been recorded 154 times among boys since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1998 to 2023.
- #14,554 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 154 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayuub ranks #14,554 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,554 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 154
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ayuub's 154 recorded births place it above 67.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Ayuub's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ayuub's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ayuub popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2023
- Peak year (2016)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Ayuub by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (76 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Ayuub's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Ayuub births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 76 births (49% of all-time use).
Ayuub by state
Where Ayuub concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 16 | 10.4% |
16 of 154 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ayuub's data
- Ayuub's decade-level peak was the 2010s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Ayuubs (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ayuub: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1998–2023 (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 Ayuub 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.