Recorded 1964–1995 Unisex name Peak 1974 42 births

Jobi — unisex name

42 babies named Jobi in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s271980s51990s5
1970s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Jobi was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jobi in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jobi

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Jobi between 1964 and 1995, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jobi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Jobi is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 2001.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jobi performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jobi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jobi 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 42 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.

Jobi at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

42

Since 1964

32 years of records

Peak year

1974

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1964

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1995

Jobi popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1964

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1974)
9
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
45678910 1995198219741972197119701964 5

Jobi popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 2001 (Jobi as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2001 6

Jobi by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
27 births that decade — 64% of Jobi's all-time total
1960s51970s271980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jobi?
42 babies have been named Jobi since 1964. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1974 with 9 births.
When was Jobi most popular?
Jobi was most popular in the 1970s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Is Jobi a unisex name?
Yes, Jobi is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 42 births, and as a boy's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Jobi been used?
Jobi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 32 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Jobi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jobeth, Jobina, Joby, Jobie, 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, 1964–1995 (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.