Recorded 1969–1973 Boys' name Peak 1973 12 births

Juba — boys' name

12 babies named Juba in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s7
1970s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Juba was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

7 babies were named Juba in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Juba

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Juba between 1969 and 1973, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Juba currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Juba performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Juba shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Juba 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 12 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.

Juba at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

12

Since 1969

5 years of records

Peak year

1973

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1969

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1973

Juba popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1969

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1973)
7
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19731969 5

Juba by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
7 births that decade — 58% of Juba's all-time total
1960s51970s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Juba?
12 babies have been named Juba since 1969. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1973 with 7 births.
When was Juba most popular?
Juba was most popular in the 1970s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Juba been used?
Juba has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 5 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Juba?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jubal, Jubril, Jubei, Jubran, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1969–1973 (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.