Boys' name · since 1977
Jaben
69 babies named Jaben in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,915 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 69
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaben sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 69 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Jaben recorded 69 times among boys since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2013.
- #19,915 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 69 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaben ranks #19,915 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,915 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 69
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaben's 69 recorded births place it above 56.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jaben's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaben splits its recorded history at 2004: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaben popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2013
- Peak year (2006)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Jaben by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (39 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Jaben's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Jaben births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 39 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Jaben's decade-level peak was the 2000s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 12 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jaben: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
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, 1977–2013 (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 Jaben 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.