How Many People Are Named Jobe?
An estimated 1,094 people in the United States have the first name Jobe. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Jobe peaked in popularity in 2003 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jobe 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 Jobe paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,094
About 1 in 313,304 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2003
41 births
Total Registered
1,310
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jobe
Jobe is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,310 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jobe as a male name
Ranked #7,004 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (41 births)
Jobe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jobe span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 309 babies were registered. Jobe has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jobe by Decade
How has Jobe 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.
Jobe by State
Birth registrations for Jobe span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Missouri. The lowest are in Missouri, California, Texas. On average, about 17 Jobes were registered per state.
Jobe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jobe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jobe
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Jobe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jobe?
We estimate approximately 1,094 people named Jobe 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 313,304 Americans share this first name.
Is Jobe a common name?
Jobe is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,310 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jobe most popular?
Jobe reached peak popularity in 2003, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jobe is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jobe a male name?
Jobe is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jobe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jobe Smith, Jobe Johnson, Jobe 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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