Boys' name · since 2011

Joban

45 babies named Joban in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#22,908 of 45,481
all-time among boys
45
born since 2011
2010s
peak decade

Joban is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 45 have been recorded since 2011.

Joban has 45 recorded births among boys since 2011, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2024.

  • #22,908 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 45 born since 2011
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joban ranks #22,908 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.

#22,908 of 45,481
all-time among boys
45
born since 2011
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Joban's 45 recorded births place it above 49.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Joban's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Joban's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Joban popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2017)
8
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 2011201520172018202220232024 6

Joban by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (26 births, 58% of the file).

2010s was Joban's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Joban births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 26 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joban?
45 babies have been named Joban since 2011. All-time, it sits at #22,908 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2024. The peak year was 2017 with 8 births.
Where does Joban sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joban ranks #22,908 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Joban most popular?
Joban was most popular in the 2010s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Joban been used?
Joban has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 14 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Joban?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Job, Jobe, Joby, Jobie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Joban's data

  • Joban's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Joban

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Joban

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Joban: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2011–2024 (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 Joban 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.