Unisex name · since 1939
Joby
1,174 babies named Joby in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,649 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,174
- born since 1939
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,174 boys have been named Joby since 1939, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joby has been recorded 1,174 times among boys since 1939, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2024.
- #4,649 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,174 born since 1939
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joby ranks #4,649 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,174 born since 1939, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,649 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,174
- born since 1939
- 1970s
- peak decade
Joby's 1,174 recorded births place it above 89.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Joby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joby's full recorded timeline at 1986, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1939, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joby popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2024
- Peak year (1977)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Joby popularity over time - girls
68 total births recorded since 1956 (Joby as girls' name)
Joby by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (288 births, 25% of the file).
1970s was Joby's strongest decade.
288 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Joby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 63
1950s
63 births
- 1960s
1960s
168 births
- 1970s
1970s
288 births
- 1980s
1980s
171 births
- 1990s
1990s
188 births
- 2000s
2000s
139 births
- 2010s 104
2010s
104 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 288 births (25% of all-time use).
How Joby 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 Joby's total volume
Joby by state
Where Joby concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
12 of 1,174 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Joby's data
- Joby's decade-level peak was the 1970s (288 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jobys (12 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Joby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1939–2024 (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 Joby 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.