Jebb
Jebb is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:Ann Jebb (1735–1812), British activist and writer Caroline Jebb (1840–1930), American intellectual and socialite Cindy Jebb, former US Army officer Cynthia Jebb, Lady Gladwyn (1898–1990), English diarist and socialite David Jebb, Irish engineer Eglantyne Louisa Jebb (1845–1925), Irish-born activist Eglantyne Jebb (1876–1928), founder of…
Meaning & Origin of Jebb
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jebb is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:Ann Jebb (1735–1812), British activist and writer Caroline Jebb (1840–1930), American intellectual and socialite Cindy Jebb, former US Army officer Cynthia Jebb, Lady Gladwyn (1898–1990), English diarist and socialite David Jebb, Irish engineer Eglantyne Louisa Jebb (1845–1925), Irish-born activist Eglantyne Jebb (1876–1928), founder of…
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The Story of Jebb
The earliest SSA record of Jebb as a baby boy name dates back to 1976, when 5 babies received it. 1981 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Jebb — #4,509 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Jebb on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Jebb last appeared in the published SSA data in 2004, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 34 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Jebb
Jebb is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 34 births in the dataset. Jebb's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #4,509. Use the chart and map above to compare Jebb'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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