Recorded 1942–2003 Girls' name Peak 1985 486 births

Jobeth — girls' name

486 babies named Jobeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s81950s281960s741970s461980s2121990s992000s19
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Jobeth was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

43 babies were named Jobeth in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jobeth

The Social Security Administration has registered 486 babies named Jobeth between 1942 and 2003, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jobeth currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jobeth performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 212 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jobeth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jobeth 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 486 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.

Jobeth at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

486

Since 1942

62 years of records

Peak year

1985

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1942

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2003

Jobeth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1942

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1985)
43
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
01020304050 20031995198919831975196619601942 8

Jobeth by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
212 births that decade — 44% of Jobeth's all-time total
1940s81950s281960s741970s461980s2121990s992000s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jobeth?
486 babies have been named Jobeth since 1942. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1985 with 43 births.
When was Jobeth most popular?
Jobeth was most popular in the 1980s decade with 212 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Jobeth been used?
Jobeth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 62 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Jobeth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jobina, Joby, Jobie, Jobi, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1942–2003 (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.