Given name & surname
Jobe
“persecuted”·“one who is persecuted; afflicted”
Jobe is a variant of Job. Interpretations include “persecuted” and “one who is persecuted; afflicted” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jobe is a variant of Job. Interpretations include “persecuted” and “one who is persecuted; afflicted” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jobe is a variant of Job. An origin associated with Job is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jobe is a variant of Job. The history of Job gives this family its wider story. In biblical tradition, Job is the name of the eponymous hero of the Book of Job.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Jobe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,325
- 1,325 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #5,988 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,988 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 33.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 41 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,001 as a first name in 2020; 8,360 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Jobe
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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