How Many People Are Named Jeb?
An estimated 2,423 people in the United States have the first name Jeb. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Jeb peaked in popularity in 1981 with 84 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jeb as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jeb paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,423
About 1 in 141,459 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1981
84 births
Total Registered
2,586
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jeb
Jeb is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,586 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jeb as a male name
Ranked #7,972 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1981 (84 births)
Jeb: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jeb span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 527 babies were registered. Jeb has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jeb by Decade
How has Jeb tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jeb by State
Birth registrations for Jeb span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Tennessee, Oregon. On average, about 26 Jebs were registered per state.
Jeb + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeb as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jeb
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jeb: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeb?
We estimate approximately 2,423 people named Jeb are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 141,459 Americans share this first name.
Is Jeb a common name?
Jeb is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,586 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jeb most popular?
Jeb reached peak popularity in 1981, when 84 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jeb is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jeb a male name?
Jeb is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jeb Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jeb Smith, Jeb Johnson, Jeb Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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