Job Name Popularity

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How popular is Job?

In 2018 the rare name Job, ranked the 2,233rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Job is currently less popular.

Position 908, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1891.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2004 with 89 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Job in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1953.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Job occurred roughly during the years 1959-1962, 1970-1974, 1988-1991, and 1992-1997, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2014-2017.

The popularity trend for Job has remained mostly unchanged for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Job has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Job?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a high point.

The name Job is quite distinctive and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Job (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		61	2,233
2017		57	2,294
2016		81	1,848
2015		87	1,756
2014		82	1,818
2013		69	1,998
2012		66	2,078
2011		72	1,937
2010		65	2,081
2009		61	2,193
2008		71	1,991
2007		72	1,961
2006		77	1,798
2005		76	1,745
2004		89	1,509
2003		81	1,572
2002		77	1,592
2001		66	1,737
2000		87	1,423
1999		87	1,368
1998		76	1,469
1997		73	1,472
1996		71	1,450
1995		60	1,571
1994		47	1,839
1993		51	1,709
1992		47	1,789
1991		55	1,565
1990		47	1,713
1989		40	1,877
1988		30	2,109
1987		45	1,578
1986		32	1,896
1985		30	1,942
1984		27	2,006
1983		40	1,520
1982		33	1,753
1981		31	1,832
1980		32	1,785
1979		26	2,018
1978		39	1,493
1977		25	1,967
1976		36	1,521
1975		34	1,548
1974		40	1,361
1973		29	1,626
1972		26	1,743
1971		15	2,503
1970		8	3,662
1969		9	3,192
1968		17	1,993
1967		17	1,943
1966		5	4,222
1965		10	2,686
1964		12	2,479
1963		11	2,610
1962		13	2,312
1961		10	2,792
1960		10	2,767
1959		7	3,424
1958		5	4,220
1957		12	2,432
1956		12	2,430
1955		12	2,367
1954		8	3,060
1953		< 5	--
1952		9	2,777
1951		8	2,946
1950		8	2,900
1949		7	3,148
1948		11	2,385
1947		6	3,543
1946		< 5	--
1945		5	3,543
1944		< 5	--
1943		9	2,651
1942		< 5	--
1941		< 5	--
1940		< 5	--
1939		5	3,728
1938		< 5	--
1937		< 5	--
1936		7	3,022
1935		< 5	--
1934		10	2,478
1933		< 5	--
1932		7	3,224
1931		9	2,767
1930		11	2,527
1929		10	2,685
1928		< 5	--
1927		< 5	--
1926		6	3,950
1925		8	3,273
1924		8	3,374
1923		6	4,028
1922		< 5	--
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1920		8	3,352
1919		9	2,996
1918		6	3,935
1917		7	3,394
1916		8	3,054
1915		6	3,623
1914		6	3,086
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1911		< 5	--
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1891		6	908
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.