Job
Masculine
Job is the man who demands an answer and is given a whirlwind — and his name's Hebrew meaning is genuinely disputed.
How old is the name Job?
Job first appears in US birth records in 1891 — 134 years ago. The typical Job alive today was born around 2001, making them about 24 years old. About 3,100 people named Job are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Job most popular?
Job peaked in 1891, reaching #841 nationally. Today it ranks #2641, 1,800 places below that high. See the whole 1891 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Iyyov to Job
The story of Job
The book of Job asks why the innocent suffer, refuses every answer offered, and ends with God speaking out of a whirlwind about wild goats and the ostrich and Leviathan — answering nothing and everything. It is among the most extraordinary things in any literature. The name is in current American use.
Meaningscholars disagree
Not established
From the Hebrew Iyyov, whose meaning is disputed. Proposals include 'persecuted one' from a root meaning enmity, and an Amorite ayya-abum, 'where is the father?'. Neither is established. The name is documented; the meaning is not.
How the name formed
- Iyyov
- Job
Related forms: איוב · Ayyub · Job
Pronouncing Job
JOHB
One syllable with a long o. It is not the ordinary English 'job'.
Nicknames for Job
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1891
- Most boys named
- 199987 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #841reached in 1891
- Change vs 2023
- +16.7%49 in 2025, from 42
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Job in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- איוב in Hebrew — transliteration
- Ayyub in Arabic — related form
- Job in Spanish — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California, Florida.
Jobs among us
people named Job are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 34,859 born in 2025 was named Job
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Job sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Job is headed
Job should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Job beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Job in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The book is among the most extraordinary things in any literature.
- The proverbial patience is a genuinely good association.
- One syllable, clean, once the vowel is learned.
- It is spelled identically to an ordinary English noun said differently.
- The meaning is genuinely disputed.
- The story is one of catastrophic suffering.
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Frequently asked
- How many Jobs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 3,100 people named Job are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Job in 2025?
- Job ranks #2641 among US boy names in 2025, with 49 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Job?
- About 1 in every 34,859 US boys born in 2025 was named Job — 49 in all.
- Will my child share the name Job with classmates?
- Job will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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