Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Ayoob isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ayoob through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13
- 13 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 321 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ayoob’s family of names
Ayoob may belong to the same name family as AYYOOB. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ayoob
- Abu AzraelIraqi militia commanderborn 1978
- Ayoob KaraPalestinian politicianborn 1955
- Ayoob TarishYemeni musicianborn 1942
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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