Boys' name · since 1880
Jabez
1,134 babies named Jabez in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,740 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,405 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,134
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,134 babies have been named Jabez since 1880, making it today's #5405 boys' name.
Jabez has 1,134 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5405 as of the latest data, more common than 61% of boys, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #4,740 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,405 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,134 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jabez ranks #4,740 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,405 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,134 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,740 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,405 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,134
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jabez's 1,134 recorded births place it above 89.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Jabez compares
1,134 Top 30% higher than 70% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jabez's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jabez | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,134 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jabez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jabez's full recorded timeline at 2000, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 102 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jabez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Jabez by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (549 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Jabez's strongest decade.
549 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Jabez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 69
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
549 births
- 2010s
2010s
309 births
- 2020s 94
2020s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 549 births (48% of all-time use).
How Jabez compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jabez's total volume
Jabez by state
Where Jabez concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 65 | 5.7% |
| #2 | California | | 60 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 60 | 5.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 38 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 13 | 1.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 8 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 7 | 0.6% |
65 of 1,134 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Jabez appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jabez's data
- Jabez's decade-level peak was the 2000s (549 total births); usage has since declined to 94 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Jabezs (65 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jabez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Jabez 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.