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Joby

Boy

Meaning of Joby: Hebrew: 'persecuted'

Joby is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,242

First recorded 1939 · peak 1976

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 17 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 17 babies1984: 21 babies1985: 14 babies1986: 21 babies1987: 19 babies1988: 14 babies1989: 14 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 21 babies1992: 21 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 23 babies1995: 24 babies1996: 26 babies1997: 14 babies1998: 14 babies1999: 18 babies2000: 19 babies20002001: 12 babies2002: 22 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 11 babies2005: 11 babies2006: 15 babies2007: 10 babies2008: 12 babies2009: 15 babies2010: 16 babies20102011: 16 babies2012: 12 babies2013: 13 babies2014: 10 babies2015: 13 babies2016: 0 babies2017: 10 babies2018: 8 babies2019: 6 babies2020: 0 babies20202021: 6 babies2022: 10 babies2023: 7 babies2024: 10 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Joby per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 26.

Gender split

95% boys · 5% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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