Boys' name · since 1884

Jabe

Since 1884, U.S. Social Security records show 242 babies named Jabe, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#11,858 of 45,481
all-time among boys
242
born since 1884
2000s
peak decade

Jabe is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 242 have been recorded since 1884.

Jabe has 242 recorded births among boys since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2011.

  • #11,858 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 242 born since 1884
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jabe ranks #11,858 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 242 born since 1884, peaking in the 2000s.

#11,858 of 45,481
all-time among boys
242
born since 1884
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jabe's 242 recorded births place it above 73.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jabe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jabe's full recorded timeline at 1985, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jabe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1983)
12
Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
468101214 188419241966198119911998200420102011 8

Jabe by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (69 births, 29% of the file).

2000s was Jabe's strongest decade.

69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Jabe births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 69 births (29% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jabe? ▼
Jabe has been given to 242 babies in the U.S. since 1884, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #11,858 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2011. 12 babies were born in 1983, its single highest year.
Where does Jabe sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jabe ranks #11,858 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jabe most popular? ▼
Jabe was most popular in the 2000s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Jabe been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jabe since 1884 -- 128 years through the most recent 2011 data.
What names are similar to Jabe? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jabari, Jabril, Jabez, Jabriel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jabe's data

  • Jabe's decade-level peak was the 2000s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jabe

Nearby Names Like Jabe

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jabe

Jabari Boy
#1190 9,768 births
Jabril Boy
#4462 1,675 births
Jabez Boy
#5405 1,134 births
Jabriel Boy
#6562 1,023 births
Jabbar Boy
#10929 752 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Joie
242 births · Peak 1961
Shonn
242 births · Peak 1971
Dartanian
242 births · Peak 1994
Mayco #9981
242 births · Peak 2009
Alem #7376
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jabe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1884–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jabe draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.