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Jobe

Boy

Meaning of Jobe: Hebrew: 'persecuted'

Jobe is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 5716th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1859th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5716

15 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1859

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,325

First recorded 1882 · peak 2003

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 10 babies1983: 12 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 15 babies1987: 18 babies1988: 15 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 14 babies1992: 13 babies1993: 23 babies1994: 18 babies1995: 24 babies1996: 18 babies1997: 30 babies1998: 27 babies1999: 27 babies2000: 29 babies20002001: 30 babies2002: 35 babies2003: 41 babies2004: 29 babies2005: 36 babies2006: 39 babies2007: 24 babies2008: 23 babies2009: 23 babies2010: 26 babies20102011: 29 babies2012: 30 babies2013: 23 babies2014: 28 babies2015: 16 babies2016: 20 babies2017: 21 babies2018: 20 babies2019: 13 babies2020: 19 babies20202021: 11 babies2022: 9 babies2023: 15 babies2024: 12 babies2025: 15 babies
US babies named Jobe per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 41.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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