Jubal
About Jubal
This unusual name might be a possibility for musical families: Jubal was credited in Genesis with the invention of the lyre, flute, harp, and organ. It also has a jubilant feel through its sound and meaning, and has had some southern popularity via Confederate general Jubal Anderson Early. George Eliot wrote a poem called The Legend of Jubal.
There have been a few Jubals in contemporary culture as well: Jubal Harshaw in Robert A. Heinlein's sci-fi classic Stranger in a Strange Land and Jubal Early in Joss Whedon's TV cult favorite,Firefly.
Pronounced JU-bul.
As of October 2026, Jubal ranked #8567 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1992 in 1968.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Jubal on lists
Famous Jubals
- Jubal
Biblical figure described as the "ancestor of all who played the harp and flute."
- Jubal Early
American lawyer and Confederate general
- Jubal (Rocha Mendes Júnior)
Brazilian footballer
- Jubal Brown
Canadian artist and videographer
- Jubal Palmer
half,brother of American actress Winona Ryder
Jubal in pop culture
- Jubal Troop
main character in 1956 film "Jubal"
- "Jubal Sackett
" novel by Louis L'Amour and its main character
- Jubal Early
character on TV's Firefly
- Jubal Harshaw
character in the novel Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
- Jubal Droad
character in novel Maske: Thaery by Jack Vance
- Jubal
character in the Thieves' World universe