Given name
Jobie
“one who is persecuted”·“persecuted”·“one who is persecuted; afflicted”
Jobie is a variant of Jobey. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is persecuted.” Jobie 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
Jobie is a variant of Jobey. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is persecuted.” Jobie 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
Jobie is a variant of Jobey. An origin associated with Jobey is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jobie 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
Jobie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 508
- 448 boys · 60 girls
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 477 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jobie’s family of names
Jobie has a related form in Job. Jobie has a related form in Jobey.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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