Job

Job

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Job is a major figure in the Bible.

From Wikipedia

Job first appears in the data in 1955 and has been recorded in 60 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2002 with 338 babies (rank #52 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Job

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Job yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

6,636

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

338

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	27	#293
1956	31	#284
1957	31	#287
1958	20	#378
1959	20	#390
1960	23	#358
1961	29	#326
1962	26	#361
1963	28	#358
1964	26	#368
1965	24	#386
1966	20	#427
1967	27	#365
1968	38	#305
1969	28	#377
1970	34	#346
1971	28	#377
1972	30	#356
1973	37	#306
1974	39	#304
1975	44	#278
1976	48	#265
1977	61	#225
1978	52	#249
1979	74	#207
1980	77	#213
1981	76	#210
1982	71	#215
1983	62	#236
1984	68	#220
1985	73	#210
1986	69	#229
1987	67	#237
1988	77	#214
1989	82	#207
1990	109	#168
1991	111	#172
1992	138	#149
1993	162	#125
1994	184	#110
1995	176	#117
1996	196	#100
1997	248	#78
1998	267	#73
1999	253	#75
2000	271	#73
2001	242	#81
2002	338	#52
2003	322	#57
2004	261	#68
2005	200	#93
2006	210	#87
2007	187	#90
2008	166	#107
2009	215	#80
2010	190	#87
2011	176	#91
2012	150	#99
2013	146	#104
2014	151	#103

Year

Babies

Rank

1955

#293

1956

#284

1957

#287

1958

#378

1959

#390

1960

#358

1961

#326

1962

#361

1963

#358

1964

#368

1965

#386

1966

#427

1967

#365

1968

#305

1969

#377

1970

#346

1971

#377

1972

#356

1973

#306

1974

#304

1975

#278

1976

#265

1977

#225

1978

#249

1979

#207

1980

#213

1981

#210

1982

#215

1983

#236

1984

#220

1985

#210

1986

#229

1987

#237

1988

#214

1989

#207

1990

109

#168

1991

111

#172

1992

138

#149

1993

162

#125

1994

184

#110

1995

176

#117

1996

196

#100

1997

248

#78

1998

267

#73

1999

253

#75

2000

271

#73

2001

242

#81

2002

338

#52

2003

322

#57

2004

261

#68

2005

200

#93

2006

210

#87

2007

187

#90

2008

166

#107

2009

215

#80

2010

190

#87

2011

176

#91

2012

150

#99

2013

146

#104

2014

151

#103

Meaning

Numerology of Job

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Job

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with J

Year-by-Year Detail