boy's name
Job
- Origin Dutch
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,636
Job is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Job is a name of Dutch origin.
- Peaked in 2004, when 89 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 67,664 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1891.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Job over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 |
| 1910s | 42 |
| 1920s | 46 |
| 1930s | 49 |
| 1940s | 38 |
| 1950s | 81 |
| 1960s | 114 |
| 1970s | 278 |
| 1980s | 340 |
| 1990s | 614 |
| 2000s | 759 |
| 2010s | 703 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 329 |
How popular is Job?
In 2025, Job was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Job 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 Job
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Job also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Job over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Job
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Job — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Job
How popular is the name Job?
In 2025, Job was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Job a girl's or a boy's name?
Job is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Job?
Job has 1 syllable.
When was Job most popular?
Job peaked in 2004, when 89 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Job a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Job currently ranks #2,660 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.