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Joab
OriginHebrew
Meaning"praise Jehovah"
GenderBoy
About Joab
Variation of Job
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,319 | 23 | 12 |
| 2015 | #3,398 | 33 | 17.2 |
| 2016 | #3,639 | 30 | 15.8 |
| 2017 | #3,718 | 29 | 15.7 |
| 2018 | #3,474 | 32 | 17.6 |
| 2019 | #3,600 | 31 | 17.3 |
| 2020 | #4,071 | 25 | 14.5 |
| 2021 | #2,940 | 42 | 24 |
| 2022 | #3,032 | 41 | 23.5 |
| 2023 | #3,082 | 40 | 23.4 |
| 2024 | #2,845 | 45 | 26.1 |
| 2025 | #2,319 | 60 | 35.1 |
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