Jabir
Jabir is an Arabic surname or male given name, which means "comforter". Alternative spellings include Djābir, Jaber, Jābir, Gabir, and Geber. The name may refer to:
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Jabir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jabir is an Arabic surname or male given name, which means "comforter". Alternative spellings include Djābir, Jaber, Jābir, Gabir, and Geber. The name may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Jabir
Jabir first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1977, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2019: 22 births, good for #4,479 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Jabirs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,903 among baby boy names with 15 births, holding steady (-1%). In total, more than 406 Jabirs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Jabir
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jabir. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Gabir
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About the name Jabir
Jabir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 406 births in the dataset. Jabir's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #4,479. Use the chart and map above to compare Jabir's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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