How Many People Are Named Joab?
An estimated 923 people in the United States have the first name Joab. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Joab peaked in popularity in 2024 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joab 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 Joab paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
923
About 1 in 371,348 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2024
45 births
Total Registered
940
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joab
Joab is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 940 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Joab as a male name
Ranked #2,845 in 2024
45 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (45 births)
Joab: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joab span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 267 babies were registered. While Joab is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Joab by Decade
How has Joab 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.
Joab by State
Birth registrations for Joab span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in New York, Florida, Texas. On average, about 51 Joabs were registered per state.
Joab + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joab as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Joab
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Joab: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joab?
We estimate approximately 923 people named Joab 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 371,348 Americans share this first name.
Is Joab a common name?
Joab is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 940 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joab most popular?
Joab reached peak popularity in 2024, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joab is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joab a male name?
Joab is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joab Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joab Smith, Joab Johnson, Joab 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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