US rank #7260 Boys' name Peak 1920 633 births

Jb — #7260 US boys' name

633 babies named Jb in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s401920s891930s271940s161960s251970s571980s941990s862000s732010s812020s45
#7260
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 49% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Jb was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

19 babies were named Jb in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jb

The Social Security Administration has registered 633 babies named Jb between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jb currently holds the #7260 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jb performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Jb shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jb in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jb 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 633 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.

Jb at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

633

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

1920

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#7,260

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jb popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1920)
19
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
05101520 202420142002199219821971193519201914 9

Jb by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
94 births that decade — 15% of Jb's all-time total
1910s401920s891930s271940s161960s251970s571980s941990s862000s732010s812020s45

Jb by state

Where Jb concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jb
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 0.8%
Texas share of Jb's total US births 0.8%

5 of 633 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jb?
633 babies have been named Jb since 1914. It currently ranks #7260 among boys. The peak year was 1920 with 19 births.
When was Jb most popular?
Jb was most popular in the 1980s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Jb most popular?
The top states for the name Jb are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Jb been used?
Jb has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.

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, 1914–2024 (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.