US rank #6226 Boys' name Peak 1977 803 births

Jubal — #6226 US boys' name

803 babies named Jubal in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s411960s1091970s1461980s1031990s902000s1152010s1262020s73
#6226
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 56% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Jubal was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

22 babies were named Jubal in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jubal

The Social Security Administration has registered 803 babies named Jubal between 1956 and 2024, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jubal currently holds the #6226 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jubal performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 146 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jubal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jubal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jubal 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 803 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.

Jubal at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

803

Since 1956

69 years of records

Peak year

1977

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#6,226

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1956

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jubal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1956

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1977)
22
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
0510152025 202420152006199719881978196919601956 12

Jubal by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
146 births that decade — 18% of Jubal's all-time total
1950s411960s1091970s1461980s1031990s902000s1152010s1262020s73

Jubal by state

Where Jubal concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jubal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 1.9%
California share of Jubal's total US births 1.9%

15 of 803 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jubal?
803 babies have been named Jubal since 1956. It currently ranks #6226 among boys. The peak year was 1977 with 22 births.
When was Jubal most popular?
Jubal was most popular in the 1970s decade with 146 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Jubal most popular?
The top states for the name Jubal are California (15 births).
How long has the name Jubal been used?
Jubal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 69 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jubal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jubril, Jubei, Jubran, Jubilee, 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, 1956–2024 (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.