Boys' name · since 1997

Joeb

Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 41 babies named Joeb, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

41
total births
1997–2008
years on record
2000s
peak decade
80%
born in that decade

Joeb sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 41 recorded since 1997.

Joeb has 41 recorded births among boys since 1997, 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 1997 to 2008.

  • 41 total births
  • 1997–2008 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 80% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Joeb's 41 recorded births place it above 48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Joeb's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Joeb splits its recorded history at 2004: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Joeb popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2008

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1997)
8
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
456789 199720002002200420052008 5

Joeb by decade

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

2000s was Joeb's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.

Joeb births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 33 births (80% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joeb?
Joeb has been given to 41 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2008. 8 babies were born in 1997, its single highest year.
When was Joeb most popular?
Joeb was most popular in the 2000s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Joeb been used?
The SSA has tracked Joeb since 1997 -- 12 years through the most recent 2008 data.
What names are similar to Joeb?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joe, Joel, Joey, Joesph, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1997–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Joeb: Baby Name Since 1997 - 41 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/joeb. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Joeb 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 July 2026.