Boys' name · since 1891
Job
Job has 3,399 recorded births since 1891 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,334 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,645 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,399
- born since 1891
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Job is the #2645 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,399 recorded since 1891.
Job has 3,399 recorded births among boys since 1891, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2645 as of the latest data, more common than 81% 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 1891 to 2025.
- #2,334 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,645 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,399 born since 1891
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Job ranks #2,334 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,645 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,399 born since 1891, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,334 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,645 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,399
- born since 1891
- 2000s
- peak decade
Job's 3,399 recorded births place it above 94.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Job compares
3,399 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Job's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Job | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,399 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 89 | 34 | 22,252 |
Job's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Job splits its recorded history at 1976: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1939 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 89 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Job popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 89
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Job by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (759 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Job's strongest decade.
759 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Job births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s 42
1910s
42 births
- 1920s 46
1920s
46 births
- 1930s 49
1930s
49 births
- 1940s 38
1940s
38 births
- 1950s 81
1950s
81 births
- 1960s 114
1960s
114 births
- 1970s 278
1970s
278 births
- 1980s
1980s
340 births
- 1990s
1990s
614 births
- 2000s
2000s
759 births
- 2010s
2010s
703 births
- 2020s
2020s
329 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 759 births (22% of all-time use).
How Job 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 Job's total volume
Job by state
Where Job concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 461 | 13.6% |
| #2 | California | | 398 | 11.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 83 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 21 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 17 | 0.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 15 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.1% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.1% |
461 of 3,399 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Job appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Job's data
- Job's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (759 total births) through the 2020s (329) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jobs (461 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Job: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~134 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, 1891–2025 (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 Job 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.