Job
Job is a major figure in the Bible. People with the same given name include:Patriarch Job of Alexandria, Greek Patriarch of Alexandria from 954 to 960 Job of Esztergom, Hungarian prelate and archbishop (1185–1204) Patriarch Job of Moscow, first Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and a saint of the Orthodox Church Job of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox monk and Eastern Orthodox saint Job (Osacky)…
- Biblical
- Biblical French
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Job
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Job is a major figure in the Bible. People with the same given name include:Patriarch Job of Alexandria, Greek Patriarch of Alexandria from 954 to 960 Job of Esztergom, Hungarian prelate and archbishop (1185–1204) Patriarch Job of Moscow, first Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and a saint of the Orthodox Church Job of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox monk and Eastern Orthodox saint Job (Osacky)…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- Biblical French
- Dutch
The Story of Job
Job first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1891, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2004: 89 births, good for #1,501 nationwide. About 22% of every Job on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Job ranks #2,416 for baby boys with 58 births, holding steady (-1%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
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About the name Job
Job is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1891 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Job's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #841. Use the chart and map above to compare Job'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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