Jabez is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2002 and has since faded.
Jabez is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,481 for boy births in the United States (and #11,544 across all names), given to 17 babies. Jabez first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2002 (102 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #5,481 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | #6,013 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | #7,462 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | #6,283 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | #5,635 |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | #4,603 |
| 2019 | 23 | 23 | #4,392 |
| 2018 | 22 | 22 | #4,524 |
| 2017 | 26 | 26 | #4,032 |
| 2016 | 25 | 25 | #4,142 |
| 2015 | 25 | 25 | #4,124 |
| 2014 | 28 | 28 | #3,726 |
| 2013 | 39 | 39 | #2,914 |
| 2012 | 34 | 34 | #3,262 |
| 2011 | 45 | 45 | #2,682 |
| 2010 | 42 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 2009 | 42 | 42 | #2,863 |
| 2008 | 33 | 33 | #3,376 |
| 2007 | 45 | 45 | #2,702 |
| 2006 | 41 | 41 | #2,804 |
| 2005 | 60 | 60 | #2,067 |
| 2004 | 58 | 58 | #2,062 |
| 2003 | 72 | 72 | #1,706 |
| 2002 | 102 | 102 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 90 | 90 | #1,391 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #9,562 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | #8,201 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #8,919 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #6,859 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | #4,367 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #7,274 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #7,119 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #7,847 |
| 1990 | 14 | — | #4,063 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #7,747 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #5,732 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #5,577 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #5,396 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #6,738 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #5,778 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #4,684 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | #4,200 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #5,353 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #6,250 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #4,099 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #5,244 |
| 1954 | 8 | — | #3,053 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | #4,089 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | #4,474 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | #3,684 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | #1,050 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | #988 |