How Many People Are Named Ayub?
An estimated 1,535 people in the United States have the first name Ayub. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Ayub peaked in popularity in 2018 with 94 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ayub as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ayub paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ayub is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,535
About 1 in 223,293 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2018
94 births
Total Registered
1,549
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ayub
Ayub is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,549 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ayub as a male name
Ranked #2,165 in 2024
67 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (94 births)
Ayub: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ayub span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 743 babies were registered. While Ayub is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ayub by Decade
How has Ayub tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ayub by State
Birth registrations for Ayub span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, Ohio, Washington. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Tennessee, Michigan. On average, about 70 Ayubs were registered per state.
Ayub + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ayub as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ayub
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Ayub: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ayub?
We estimate approximately 1,535 people named Ayub are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 223,293 Americans share this first name.
Is Ayub a common name?
Ayub is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,549 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ayub most popular?
Ayub reached peak popularity in 2018, when 94 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ayub is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ayub a male name?
Ayub is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ayub Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ayub Smith, Ayub Johnson, Ayub Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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