Ayub is a distinctive choice, ranked #507 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ayub in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#507
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About the Name Ayub
Ayub is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 119 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #445 in 2005 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ayub is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ayub in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Ayub
Ayub Khan — Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan NPk HJ HPk MBE was a Pakistani politician and military officer who served as the 2nd President of Pakistan from 1958 until his resignation in 1969.
Farhan Ayub — Farhan Ayub is a Pakistani first-class cricketer who played for Hyderabad cricket team, most recently in 2014.
Ayub Daud — Ayub Daud is a Somali former professional footballer who played as a forward or attacking midfielder for the Somalia national team.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ayub
Unlikely. With around 76 UK babies named Ayub per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ayub in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ayub is rising: up 112 places since 2020, to #507 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #445 in 2005.
Ayub is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ayub include: Farhan Ayub, Ayub Daud and Arshad Ayub. Short summaries for each appear below.
Ayub does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ayubs in the wild.
76
UK babies named Ayub (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 112 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ayub
Almost certainly the only Ayub in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ayub
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan NPk HJ HPk MBE was a Pakistani politician and military officer who served as the 2nd President of Pakistan from 1958 until his resignation in 1969.
Mohammad Ayub Chowdhury is a retired major general of the Bangladesh Army who served as the director general of the Department of Immigration and Passports of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Salahuddin bin Ayub was a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim from December 2022 to his death in office in July 2023 and Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry in the Pakatan Harapan administration under Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from May 2018 to his resignation and the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020.