MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Ayub mean?
Ayub is the Arabic form of Job, known as Ayyub in scriptural tradition. His story is associated with endurance through suffering, which gives the personal name its cultural setting.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
अय्यूब
Conventional spelling
Arabic
أيوب
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
अयूब
15,308 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Devanagari
अयुब
10,140 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Ayub in Indian usage
32,876 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (97.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 888 records (2.7%).
- Recorded as male: 31,988 records (97.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,212 |
| 1950s | 3,211 |
| 1960s | 8,233 |
| 1970s | 9,100 |
| 1980s | 7,155 |
| 1990s | 3,518 |
| Other decades | 447 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 9,713 |
| Rajasthan | 5,946 |
| Bihar | 4,042 |
| Kerala | 3,285 |
| Jharkhand | 2,433 |
| Maharashtra | 2,199 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,393 |
| Haryana | 1,120 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 991 |
| Delhi | 634 |
| Uttarakhand | 477 |
| Manipur | 203 |
| Goa | 115 |
| Punjab | 103 |
| Other states | 222 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Ayub / M | 76 | 507 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wiktionary): Ayub ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Ayub; Table_6, C512 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Ayub; Table_6, C512
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