Jabez
Jabez was the 5481st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 988th; the most babies were born in 2002 (102). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,357 places. More babies were named Jabez in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,481 boys, down 878 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2002102 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,134babies recorded
Jabez popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,481 | 17 |
| 2020 | #4,603 | 21 |
| 2010 | #2,845 | 42 |
| 2000 | #9,562 | 6 |
| 1990 | #4,063 | 14 |
| 1980 | #4,684 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #988 | 5 |
How popular is Jabez, counting every spelling?
Jabez is the most common spelling of a name family that had 25 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 25 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jabez | 17 | #5,481 | 73 |
| Jabes | 8 | #9,232 | 44 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jabez?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jabez (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jabez born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jabez.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jabez?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Jabez are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 13 and 24. That makes Jabez mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jabez: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jabez, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jabez
How popular is the name Jabez?
Jabez was the 5481st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 988th; the most babies were born in 2002 (102). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,357 places. More babies were named Jabez in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jabez a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jabez in the US.