Jeb
Jeb was the 6259th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 954th; the most babies were born in 1981 (84). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,146 places. More babies were named Jeb in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,259 boys, down 1,778 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198184 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,600babies recorded
Jeb popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,259 | 14 |
| 2020 | #4,481 | 22 |
| 2010 | #4,043 | 25 |
| 2000 | #2,400 | 40 |
| 1990 | #2,142 | 34 |
| 1980 | #1,093 | 69 |
| 1970 | #1,764 | 25 |
| 1960 | #1,503 | 29 |
| 1950 | #3,171 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jeb, counting every spelling?
Jeb has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jeb?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jeb (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jeb 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 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jeb.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jeb?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Jeb are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 23 and 50. That makes Jeb mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Jeb by state
How common Jeb was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jeb: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jeb, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jeb
How popular is the name Jeb?
Jeb was the 6259th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 954th; the most babies were born in 1981 (84). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,146 places. More babies were named Jeb in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Jeb a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jeb in the US.
Where is Jeb most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jeb was most common in Georgia (0.03 per 1,000 boys).