boy · arabic and hebrew
Ayub
say it ah-yoob
What Ayub means
- Arabic and Hebrew Arabic form of Job, perhaps 'persecuted' or 'where is the father?'; a patient prophet debated Quran, Hebrew Bible and New Testament: Job, prophet famed for patience
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 356 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 357 in Sweden (2020)
- no. 495 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 809 in Austria (2020)
- no. 1394 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 2158 in the US (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 2010.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Tristan Ayoub Achille Ayyub Achilles Tristen Trystan Tristian Aquiles Job Eyüp Triston