boy's name
Jabez
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,212
Jabez is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2002, when 102 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
Jabez over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 |
| 1910s | 11 |
| 1920s | 6 |
| 1950s | 8 |
| 1970s | 33 |
| 1980s | 45 |
| 1990s | 69 |
| 2000s | 549 |
| 2010s | 309 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 94 |
How popular is Jabez?
In 2025, Jabez was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Jabez is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jabez
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jabez also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jabez over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jabez
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jabez — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jabez
How popular is the name Jabez?
In 2025, Jabez was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jabez a girl's or a boy's name?
Jabez is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jabez most popular?
Jabez peaked in 2002, when 102 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jabez a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jabez currently ranks #5,445 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.