US rank #2308 Boys' name Peak 2004 3,350 births

Job — #2308 US boys' name

3,350 babies named Job in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61910s421920s461930s491940s381950s811960s1141970s2781980s3401990s6142000s7592010s7032020s280
#2308
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Job was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

89 babies were named Job in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Job

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,350 babies named Job between 1891 and 2024, spanning 134 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Job currently holds the #2308 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 89 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Job performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 759 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Job shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 461 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Job in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Job 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 3,350 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.

Job at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,350

Since 1891

134 years of records

Peak year

2004

89 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,308

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1891

Recorded for 134 years

Last year on file: 2024

Job popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1891

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
89
Annual births at peak — across 134 years of records
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Job by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
759 births that decade — 23% of Job's all-time total
1890s61910s421920s461930s491940s381950s811960s1141970s2781980s3401990s6142000s7592010s7032020s280

Job by state

Where Job concentrates geographically — total births since 1891

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Job
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
461 13.8%
#2 California
398 11.9%
#3 Florida
83 2.5%
#4 Pennsylvania
21 0.6%
#5 Georgia
17 0.5%
#6 New York
10 0.3%
#7 Illinois
5 0.1%
#8 Indiana
5 0.1%
Texas share of Job's total US births 13.8%
Even split

461 of 3,350 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Job appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Job?
3,350 babies have been named Job since 1891. It currently ranks #2308 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 89 births.
When was Job most popular?
Job was most popular in the 2000s decade with 759 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Job most popular?
The top states for the name Job are Texas (461 births), California (398 births), Florida (83 births).
How long has the name Job been used?
Job has been recorded in Social Security data since 1891, spanning 134 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Job?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jobe, Joby, Jobie, Jobany, 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, 1891–2024 (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.