Boys' name · since 1990

Jobani

222 babies named Jobani in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#12,332 of 45,481
all-time among boys
222
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade

Jobani is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 222 have been recorded since 1990.

Jobani has 222 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1990 to 2019.

  • #12,332 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 222 born since 1990
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jobani ranks #12,332 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 222 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.

#12,332 of 45,481
all-time among boys
222
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jobani's 222 recorded births place it above 72.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

Jobani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jobani splits its recorded history at 2001: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jobani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2005)
22
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
0510152025 19901993199619992003200620102019 6

Jobani by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (103 births, 46% of the file).

2000s was Jobani's strongest decade.

103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Jobani births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 103 births (46% of all-time use).

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

Jobani by state

Where Jobani concentrates geographically, total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jobani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
21 9.5%
California share of Jobani's total US births 9.5%

21 of 222 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jobani?
222 babies have been named Jobani since 1990. All-time, it sits at #12,332 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2005 with 22 births.
Where does Jobani sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jobani ranks #12,332 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 Jobani most popular?
Jobani was most popular in the 2000s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Jobani most popular?
The top states for the name Jobani are California (21 births).
How long has the name Jobani been used?
Records for Jobani go back to 1990, giving 30 years of history through 2019.
What names are similar to Jobani?
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 Jobani's data

  • Jobani's decade-level peak was the 2000s (103 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Jobanis (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

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

Keep exploring Jobani

Nearby Names Like Jobani

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jobani: 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, 1990–2019 (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 Jobani 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.