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Ayub

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What official birth registration shows about Ayub: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #445 to #1578.200020052010201520202025#445#1578
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1235
1997#1578
1998#1188
1999#1281
2000#751
2001#910
2002#781
2003#695
2004#590
2005#445
2006#663
2007#638
2008#604
2009#535
2010#635
2011#631
2012#526
2013#570
2014#583
2015#633
2016#554
2017#498
2018#572
2019#526
2020#619
2021#514
2022#500
2023#487
2024#500
2025#507

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #423 among boys in Norway, #507 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2022–2025

    Highest recorded position: #342 among boys in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 2022–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #507 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #342 in Norway in 2022.

Ayub's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#50776HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#50078HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#48782HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#50078HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#51476HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#61957HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#52672HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#57265HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#49880HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#55469HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#63355HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#58361HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#57062HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#52670HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#63153HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#63551HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#53563HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#60452HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#63845HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#66341HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#44563HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#59041HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#69531HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#78124HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#91018HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#75123HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#128110HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#118811HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#15787HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#123510HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#4236HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#4216HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#3549HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#3429HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Ayub is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Ayub, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2005NorwayNorway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 202219962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#445 in 2005
Norway2022–20254#342 in 2022

Its high point came 17 years earlier in England and Wales (2005) than in Norway (2022).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Ayub

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #342 in Norway in 2022. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.