Recorded 1884–2011 Boys' name Peak 1983 242 births

Jabe — boys' name

242 babies named Jabe in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51910s141920s251930s111940s61960s71970s221980s321990s382000s692010s13
2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Jabe was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

12 babies were named Jabe in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jabe

The Social Security Administration has registered 242 babies named Jabe between 1884 and 2011, spanning 128 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jabe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jabe performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Jabe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jabe in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 242 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jabe at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

242

Since 1884

128 years of records

Peak year

1983

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1884

Recorded for 128 years

Last year on file: 2011

Jabe popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1983)
12
Annual births at peak — across 128 years of records
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Jabe by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
69 births that decade — 29% of Jabe's all-time total
1880s51910s141920s251930s111940s61960s71970s221980s321990s382000s692010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jabe?
242 babies have been named Jabe since 1884. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1983 with 12 births.
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?
Jabe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 128 years of data through 2011.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1884–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.