MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Ayyub mean?
Ayyub is the Arabic name of Job, whose story appears in the Bible and the Quran. His endurance through suffering gives the name its central narrative association. The Quran presents his recovery as an act of divine mercy.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
अय्यूब
Conventional spelling
Arabic
أيوب
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
अय्युब
3,754 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Ayyub in Indian usage
15,959 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (95.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 745 records (4.7%).
- Recorded as male: 15,214 records (95.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 670 |
| 1950s | 1,589 |
| 1960s | 3,676 |
| 1970s | 4,372 |
| 1980s | 3,589 |
| 1990s | 1,855 |
| Other decades | 208 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 7,410 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2,498 |
| Maharashtra | 2,461 |
| Kerala | 1,117 |
| Rajasthan | 809 |
| Haryana | 562 |
| Uttarakhand | 353 |
| Bihar | 312 |
| Delhi | 223 |
| Other states | 214 |
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 | Ayyub / M | 124 | 342 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- 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 Ayyub; Table_6, C347 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Ayyub; Table_6, C347
- Wiktionary: अय्यूब ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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- Behind the Name: Ayyub ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.