Joab
Joab was the 2319th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 60 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,080 places. More babies were named Joab in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,319 boys, up 1,753 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 60boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202560 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,000babies recorded
Joab popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,319 | 60 |
| 2020 | #4,072 | 25 |
| 2010 | #5,596 | 16 |
| 2000 | #4,905 | 15 |
| 1990 | #4,079 | 14 |
| 1980 | #5,205 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Joab, counting every spelling?
Joab has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Joab?
60 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Joab (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Joab 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 140 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Joab.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Joab?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Joab are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 6 and 28. That makes Joab 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.
Joab by state
How common Joab was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Joab
How popular is the name Joab?
Joab was the 2319th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 60 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,080 places. More babies were named Joab in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Joab a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Joab in the US.
Where is Joab most popular?
In 2021–2025, Joab was most common in Florida (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Tennessee.