Joab

#4,809 most common boys' name of all time · #11,861 across all names · 100% boys / 0% girls · used 1965–2025

Rank among boys

#4,809

Rank overall

#11,861 of 105,966

First appeared

1965

Years on the list

54 of 146

All-time

1,000

Since 2016

375

Peak year

2025 #2,317

Best rank

#2,317 2025

Girls Boys peak 60/yr

Joab first appears in 1965. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year	Girls	Boys	Total	Rank
2025	—	60	60	#2,317
2024	—	45	45	#2,853
2023	—	40	40	#3,074
2022	—	41	41	#3,022
2021	—	42	42	#2,947
2020	—	25	25	#4,055
2019	—	31	31	#3,593
2018	—	32	32	#3,479
2017	—	29	29	#3,706
2016	—	30	30	#3,628
2015	—	33	33	#3,385
2014	—	23	23	#4,304
2013	—	35	35	#3,153
2012	—	17	17	#5,328
2011	—	21	21	#4,550
2010	—	16	16	#5,557
2009	—	21	21	#4,638
2008	—	24	24	#4,189
2007	—	31	31	#3,470
2006	—	20	20	#4,577
2005	—	17	17	#4,899
2004	—	20	20	#4,312
2003	—	16	16	#4,889
2002	—	22	22	#3,843
2001	—	16	16	#4,748
2000	—	15	15	#4,880
1999	—	17	17	#4,242
1998	—	17	17	#4,092
1997	—	14	14	#4,545
1996	—	17	17	#3,912
1995	—	16	16	#3,940
1994	—	13	13	#4,635
1993	—	16	16	#3,911
1992	—	10	10	#5,395
1991	—	15	15	#3,914
1990	—	14	14	#4,065
1989	—	11	11	#4,660
1988	—	7	7	#6,042
1987	—	8	8	#5,213
1986	—	7	7	#5,605
1985	—	9	9	#4,536
1984	—	8	8	#4,763
1983	—	7	7	#5,176
1982	—	7	7	#5,316
1981	—	6	6	#5,861
1980	—	7	7	#5,241
1979	—	10	10	#3,965
1978	—	5	5	#6,254
1977	—	5	5	#6,365
1976	—	9	9	#3,912
1975	—	5	5	#5,912
1973	—	7	7	#4,360
1972	—	5	5	#5,462
1965	—	6	6	#3,912