How Many People Are Named Job?
people named Job are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 109,828 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,399 babies named Job in Social Security records from 1891 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
89 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Hebrew name ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΧΦΉΧ ('Iyyov) which means "persecuted, hated". In the Book of Job in the Old Testament he is a righteous man who is tested by God, enduring many tragedies and hardships while struggling to remain faithful.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Job in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Job alive today is about 25 years old, and 67% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 35 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Job first appears in the records in 1891 and was given most often in 2004, to 89 babies. In 2025, 49 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1891 to 2025
π Rank History
Job has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #907, in 1891. In 2025 it ranked #2,659.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,659 |
| Best rank | #907 (1891) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,740 in the 2000s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Job alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Job were born in Texas than in any other state: about 451 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Job was given 4.6 times as often in Texas, 2.9 times in California and 1.6 times in Florida.
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