Jobe
Jobe is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Jobe
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jobe is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Jobe
The earliest SSA record of Jobe as a baby boy name dates back to 1882, when 6 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 41 newborns named Jobe — #2,507 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Jobes. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,867 among baby boy names with 11 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 1K Jobes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jobe
Jobe is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Jobe's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #819. Use the chart and map above to compare Jobe'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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