US rank #2692 Boys' name Peak 2024 430 births

Ayyub — #2692 US boys' name

430 babies named Ayyub in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s632010s1942020s163
#2692
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Ayyub was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

49 babies were named Ayyub in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ayyub

The Social Security Administration has registered 430 babies named Ayyub between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ayyub currently holds the #2692 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ayyub performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 194 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ayyub shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ayyub in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ayyub 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 430 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.

Ayyub at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

430

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2024

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,692

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ayyub popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
49
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0102030405060 2024202020162012200820041993 5

Ayyub by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
194 births that decade — 45% of Ayyub's all-time total
1990s102000s632010s1942020s163

Ayyub by state

Where Ayyub concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Ayyub
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
32 7.4%
#2 New York
18 4.2%
#3 Texas
6 1.4%
#4 New Jersey
5 1.2%
#5 Ohio
5 1.2%
Pennsylvania share of Ayyub's total US births 7.4%
Even split

32 of 430 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ayyub?
430 babies have been named Ayyub since 1993. It currently ranks #2692 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 49 births.
When was Ayyub most popular?
Ayyub was most popular in the 2010s decade with 194 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ayyub most popular?
The top states for the name Ayyub are Pennsylvania (32 births), New York (18 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Ayyub been used?
Ayyub has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ayyub?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ayyan, Ayyash, Ayyoub, Ayyad. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1993–2024 (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.