Job

OriginHebrew

Meaning"persecuted"

GenderBoy

About Job

Variation of Joplin

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	#1,820	82	42.7
2015	#1,759	87	45.4
2016	#1,852	81	42.7
2017	#2,257	59	31.9
2018	#2,246	61	33.6
2019	#2,322	59	32.9
2020	#2,483	52	30.1
2021	#2,357	58	33.2
2022	#2,178	67	38.4
2023	#2,972	42	24.6
2024	#2,318	61	35.4
2025	#2,659	49	28.7

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founder of Apple

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character in R. L. Stevenson's "Treasure Island"
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