Boys' name · since 1882
Jobe
Since 1882, U.S. Social Security records show 1,325 babies named Jobe, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,297 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,876 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,325
- born since 1882
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,325 babies have been named Jobe since 1882, making it today's #5876 boys' name.
Jobe has 1,325 recorded births among boys since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5876 as of the latest data, more common than 58% 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 1882 to 2025.
- #4,297 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,876 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,325 born since 1882
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jobe ranks #4,297 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,876 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,325 born since 1882, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,297 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,876 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,325
- born since 1882
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jobe's 1,325 recorded births place it above 90.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Jobe compares
1,325 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Jobe's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jobe | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,325 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jobe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jobe's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jobe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Jobe by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (309 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Jobe's strongest decade.
309 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Jobe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 12
1880s
12 births
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s 39
1910s
39 births
- 1920s 76
1920s
76 births
- 1930s 42
1930s
42 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 52
1950s
52 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 112
1970s
112 births
- 1980s 116
1980s
116 births
- 1990s
1990s
204 births
- 2000s
2000s
309 births
- 2010s
2010s
226 births
- 2020s 81
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 309 births (23% of all-time use).
How Jobe 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 Jobe's total volume
Jobe by state
Where Jobe concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 24 | 1.8% |
| #2 | California | | 20 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.5% |
24 of 1,325 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jobe's data
- Jobe's decade-level peak was the 2000s (309 total births); usage has since declined to 81 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jobes (24 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jobe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Jobe 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.