Joab is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Joab is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,319 for boy births in the United States (and #4,989 across all names), given to 60 babies. Joab first appears in 1965 and peaked in 2025 (60 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | #2,319 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | #2,851 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | #3,084 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | #3,033 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | #2,941 |
| 2020 | 25 | 25 | #4,072 |
| 2019 | 31 | 31 | #3,602 |
| 2018 | 32 | 32 | #3,474 |
| 2017 | 29 | 29 | #3,718 |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | #3,639 |
| 2015 | 33 | 33 | #3,399 |
| 2014 | 23 | 23 | #4,320 |
| 2013 | 35 | 35 | #3,156 |
| 2012 | 17 | 17 | #5,367 |
| 2011 | 21 | 21 | #4,579 |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 | #5,596 |
| 2009 | 21 | 21 | #4,661 |
| 2008 | 24 | 24 | #4,190 |
| 2007 | 31 | 31 | #3,476 |
| 2006 | 20 | 20 | #4,596 |
| 2005 | 17 | 17 | #4,930 |
| 2004 | 20 | 20 | #4,342 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | #4,921 |
| 2002 | 22 | 22 | #3,856 |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | #4,776 |
| 2000 | 15 | 15 | #4,905 |
| 1999 | 17 | 17 | #4,234 |
| 1998 | 17 | 17 | #4,101 |
| 1997 | 14 | — | #4,558 |
| 1996 | 17 | — | #3,918 |
| 1995 | 16 | — | #3,953 |
| 1994 | 13 | — | #4,655 |
| 1993 | 16 | — | #3,916 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #5,417 |
| 1991 | 15 | — | #3,906 |
| 1990 | 14 | — | #4,079 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | #4,646 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #6,088 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #5,191 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #5,613 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #4,492 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #4,753 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #5,174 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #5,297 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #5,837 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #5,205 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | #3,929 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #6,259 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #6,309 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #3,853 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #5,867 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #4,281 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,330 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #3,711 |