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Joab Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Joab?

In 2018 the rare name Joab, ranked the 3,458th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Joab would be a striking name choice.

Its highest popularity ranking of #3152 was reached in 2013 with 35 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Joab was less than 5, most recently in 1974.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Joab occurred roughly during the years 1999-2002, 2003-2007, and 2010-2013.

For a number of years, the name Joab has been moving upward in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Joab for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Joab?

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

The name Joab is very unique and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Joab (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 32 3,458
2017 29 3,709
2016 30 3,633
2015 33 3,392
2014 23 4,311
2013 35 3,152
2012 17 5,364
2011 21 4,575
2010 16 5,592
2009 21 4,656
2008 24 4,185
2007 31 3,474
2006 20 4,589
2005 17 4,923
2004 20 4,339
2003 16 4,916
2002 22 3,856
2001 16 4,773
2000 15 4,903
1999 17 4,234
1998 17 4,100
1997 14 4,558
1996 17 3,918
1995 16 3,954
1994 13 4,654
1993 16 3,915
1992 10 5,416
1991 15 3,904
1990 14 4,078
1989 11 4,644
1988 7 6,085
1987 8 5,186
1986 7 5,608
1985 9 4,491
1984 8 4,750
1983 7 5,167
1982 7 5,295
1981 6 5,835
1980 7 5,201
1979 10 3,928
1978 5 6,257
1977 5 6,307
1976 9 3,851
1975 5 5,867
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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.