Boy or Girl

Is Jeb a boy or girl name?

Jeb is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 10 boys were named Jeb, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,586 US babies named Jeb were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#7,972
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Jeb since 1944
2,586
Most popular year
1981
84 babies
Babies named Jeb each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Jeb from 1944 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.02550751001960198020002020

Boys and girls named Jeb, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1940s1600%
1950s18000%
1960s23600%
1970s51600%
1980s52700%
1990s34700%
2000s42600%
2010s24600%
2020s9200%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202410#7,9720–
202315#6,0540–
202225#4,2250–
202120#4,8440–
202022#4,4780–
201920#4,8760–
201819#5,0070–
201720#4,8300–
201623#4,3920–
201537#3,1120–
201428#3,7290–
201332#3,3680–
201224#4,1930–
201118#5,0800–
201025#4,0430–
200921#4,6560–
200824#4,1890–
200722#4,4260–
200638#2,9500–
200552#2,2810–
200461#1,9820–
200360#1,9470–
200255#2,0090–
200153#2,0150–
200040#2,4000–
199933#2,6430–
199839#2,2920–
199736#2,3270–
199630#2,5630–
199542#2,0030–
199444#1,9110–
199328#2,6120–
199222#3,0560–
199139#1,9660–
199034#2,1420–
198946#1,6940–
198845#1,6040–
198732#1,9560–
198641#1,6040–
198546#1,4590–
198455#1,2440–
198348#1,3520–
198261#1,1820–
198184#9890–
198069#1,0930–
197968#1,0800–
197883#9540–
197747#1,3260–
197654#1,1710–
197558#1,1080–
197465#1,0230–
197362#1,0280–
197233#1,4840–
197121#2,0090–
197025#1,7650–
196920#1,8860–
196817#1,9870–
196715#2,0810–
196616#2,0000–
196520#1,7900–
196427#1,5220–
196323#1,6750–
196240#1,2350–
196129#1,5050–
196029#1,5020–
195932#1,3940–
195824#1,6170–
195722#1,7310–
195614#2,2110–
195521#1,7060–
195422#1,6490–
195313#2,2330–
195211#2,4350–
195114#2,0960–
19507#3,1710–
19490–0–
19486#3,4810–
19475#3,9960–
19460–0–
19450–0–
19445#3,6610–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Jeb reached #954 in 1978. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Jeb

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.