Jeb
2025 SSA
About Jeb
Both Jeb and Jed are very attractive Old Testament short forms with long and bright futures. Jeb's main current association is with the Bush brother and former governor of Florida, but the name was a mainstay on early TV westerns, and then went upscale as the nickname (his birth name being Josiah) of the President on "The West Wing."
Jebediah Obadiah Zachariah Jedediah Springfield was the fictitious founder of the Simpsons' hometown. As for Civil War Confederate General Jeb Stuart, his nickname sprang from his initials--his full name was James Ewell Brown.
Pronounced JEB.
As of October 2026, Jeb ranked #6259 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #954 in 1978.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,729 | 28 | 14.6 |
| 2015 | #3,112 | 37 | 19.3 |
| 2016 | #4,392 | 23 | 12.1 |
| 2017 | #4,830 | 20 | 10.8 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,876 | 20 | 11.1 |
| 2020 | #4,478 | 22 | 12.7 |
| 2021 | #4,844 | 20 | 11.4 |
| 2022 | #4,225 | 25 | 14.3 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Jeb on lists
Famous Jebs
- John Ellis "Jeb" Bush
American politician; former governor of Florida
- James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart
American Confederate general
- (Thomas) Jeb Hensarling
U.S. Congressman from Texas
- John Edward "Jeb" Burton IV
American NASCAR driver
- Jeb Stuart Magruder
American businessman and politician
- Jeb Corliss
American pro skydiver
- Jeb Colton Bates
19th child (9th son) of the reality TV's Bringing Up Bates family
- Jens Peder "Jeb" Bergensten
Swedish video game designer for Minecraft
Jeb in pop culture
- Jebediah "Jeb" Stryder
character in "The Host" by Stephanie Meyers
- Jeb Scott
character in "Shattered"
- Jeb Batchelder
character in "Maximum Ride" series by James Patterson
- Jebediah "Jeb" Holt
character in "Splintered"