Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Variant of Job persecuted
Pronunciation
j(o)-by
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1977 (rank #1514, 37 births); most recent 2024 (rank #7725, 10 births)
- Girls: peak in 1973 (rank #5189, 10 births); most recent 1976 (rank #6044, 9 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | 10 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | – |
| 2022 | 10 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | 6 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | – |
| 2017 | 10 | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #1299, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2437, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 13 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1972 (rank #1522, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence