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Job

Boy

Meaning of Job: Hebrew: 'persecuted'

Job is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2597th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#2597

49 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

3,399

First recorded 1891 · peak 2004

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 31 babies1982: 33 babies1983: 40 babies1984: 27 babies1985: 30 babies1986: 32 babies1987: 45 babies1988: 30 babies1989: 40 babies1990: 47 babies19901991: 55 babies1992: 47 babies1993: 51 babies1994: 47 babies1995: 60 babies1996: 71 babies1997: 73 babies1998: 76 babies1999: 87 babies2000: 87 babies20002001: 66 babies2002: 77 babies2003: 82 babies2004: 89 babies2005: 77 babies2006: 77 babies2007: 72 babies2008: 71 babies2009: 61 babies2010: 65 babies20102011: 72 babies2012: 66 babies2013: 71 babies2014: 82 babies2015: 87 babies2016: 81 babies2017: 59 babies2018: 61 babies2019: 59 babies2020: 52 babies20202021: 58 babies2022: 67 babies2023: 42 babies2024: 61 babies2025: 49 babies
US babies named Job per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 89.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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