babyNamedAyoub
“Arabic form of Job”
Boy’s name, of Hebrew and Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 115th
- births in 2023–2025
- 1,645
- babies born in France
- 1 in 1,109
- −3.8% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2015
Meaning and origin of Ayoub
Ayoub means “Arabic form of Job” and is of Hebrew and Arabic origin.
Popularity of Ayoub in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2015.
- Over recent years, Ayoub has been stable (−3.8% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ayoub every 5.3 schools, all spellings combined.
Ayoub in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
885th boys’ name34 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,998
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
917th boys’ name101 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,182+0.1% a year
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
875th boys’ name6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 11,971
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
183 babies in 3 years1 boy in 28,096+6.4% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Ayoub and Ayoûb are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Ayoûb5
- Ayyoub (in French)45
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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