Jabez Boy
How popular is Jabez?
#5,397 boy name in 2025
17 baby boys were named Jabez in the US in 2025, making it the 5397th most popular boy name.
1,086living people named Jabez (est.)
20median age of people named Jabez
1,134babies named Jabez since 1880
1 in 195,020US babies born in 2025
Jabez popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #5,397 for boys (▲ 502 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 17 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-32% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,078 in 2015, #4,536 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2002 (102 boys) |
| Highest rank | #909 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jabez counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jabez family of names ranked #3,203 for boys in 2025 (#3,654 the year before), with 25 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jabez | 17 | 68% |
| Jabes | 8 | 32% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Jabez by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | #909 |
| 1910s | 11 | #3,515 |
| 1920s | 6 | #3,867 |
| 1950s | 8 | #2,941 |
| 1970s | 33 | #3,939 |
| 1980s | 45 | #4,493 |
| 1990s | 69 | #3,965 |
| 2000s | 549 | #1,302 |
| 2010s | 309 | #2,662 |
| 2020s | 94 | #4,536 |
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Questions
- Is Jabez a boy or girl name?
- Jabez is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jabez were boys.
- How popular is the name Jabez?
- 17 baby boys were named Jabez in the US in 2025, making it the 5397th most popular boy name.
- When was Jabez most popular?
- Jabez peaked in 2002, when 102 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #909 in 1880.
- How many people are named Jabez?
- 1,134 babies have been named Jabez in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,086 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.