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The baby name Job is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒɒb/ (BrE) or /dʒɑːb/ (AmE); like the English word 'job'.

Job is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: /dʒɒb/ (BrE) or /dʒɑːb/ (AmE); like the English word 'job'

What is the meaning of the name Job ?

The baby name Job is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒɒb/ (BrE) or /dʒɑːb/ (AmE); like the English word 'job'.

Job is Hebrew in Origin.

From the Hebrew name Iyyov (אִיּוֹב), Job most often is interpreted as “persecuted,” “afflicted,” or “object of enmity,” though its etymology is debated. The name belongs to the central figure of the Book of Job, emblem of steadfast faith amid suffering; it passed into English through Greek Iob and Latin Iob, giving rise to the idiom “the patience of Job.”

Usage in English is attested from the Reformation, appreciated by Puritans yet never common - perhaps tempered by the everyday noun job. The name flourishes in the Netherlands (pronounced “yohp”) and appears across Europe: Hebrew Iyov, Russian/Ukrainian Iov/Yov, Polish and German Hiob, Italian Giobbe, French Job, Spanish Job (pronounced “hob”), Portuguese Jó, and Scandinavian Job. Related forms include Arabic Ayyub and Turkish Eyüp. English variants and pet forms include Jobe and Joby.

Job has the following similar or variant Names

Job – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
HT 0 #12 1 399
BF Boys 0 #26 1 439
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
NA 0 #29 5 2,537
HT Boys 0 #31 4 903
TM Boys 0 #36 1 614
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
GE 0 #44 1 997
CM 0 #54 3 2,592
IN 0 #70 2 2,963
AO 0 #75 3 2,729
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
MV Boys 0 #78 2 3,375
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
PH 0 #107 4 5,607
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
BN Boys 0 #138 2 6,332
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
NA Boys 0 #140 98 6,830
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
BW Boys 0 #151 4 4,685
NL Boys 0 #168 2,471 5,873
AO Boys 0 #170 74 5,568
PR Boys 0 #178 1 2,508
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
AE 0 #185 3 10,220
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
SI Boys 0 #208 4 3,402
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
NA Girls 0 #234 4 7,146
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
EC Boys 0 #243 4 3,322
GH 0 #244 5 5,396
NG 0 #245 20 5,926
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
TW Boys 0 #251 6 7,111
HR Boys 0 #257 3 3,997
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
JM Girls 0 #277 2 7,507
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
NL 0 #282 110 2,481
GH Boys 0 #288 59 8,138
JM Boys 0 #290 4 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
CN Boys 0 #304 16 9,639
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
SA 0 #306 7 10,560
PE 0 #324 6 6,350
Canada Boys 2016 #328 6 2,391
DK Boys 0 #331 2 7,401
KZ Girls 0 #331 2 5,862
GT 0 #333 6 5,948
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
PH Boys 0 #338 46 11,440
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
QA Girls 0 #340 4 15,378
MY 0 #353 2 12,352
PT Boys 0 #358 10 7,951
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
MU Girls 0 #360 3 8,539
MU Boys 0 #361 9 8,477
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
BO 0 #368 14 6,868
France Boys 2021 #382 6 2,865
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
MX 0 #395 19 8,339
YE 0 #396 3 8,639
BD Girls 0 #403 4 8,413
CM Boys 0 #405 152 12,054
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
UY Boys 0 #410 4 5,922
GT Boys 0 #415 60 7,625
OM Girls 0 #421 4 15,987
PH Girls 0 #426 4 13,098
CL 0 #427 8 6,867
SD Boys 0 #429 17 10,523
ZA 0 #436 12 14,421
PA Boys 0 #449 33 9,305
AR Boys 0 #457 11 7,628
CR Boys 0 #467 21 10,188
MX Boys 0 #467 725 16,355
NG Boys 0 #477 714 16,906
CL Boys 0 #485 188 13,390
HK Boys 0 #496 32 12,905
RU Boys 0 #496 10 12,621
BO Boys 0 #509 84 9,244
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
RU Girls 0 #521 3 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
LY 0 #526 10 12,703
PE Boys 0 #528 428 14,506
BH 0 #534 20 17,937
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
PS Girls 0 #544 4 10,981
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
CM Girls 0 #556 5 11,671
KW Girls 0 #557 5 19,177
PS Boys 0 #558 4 10,655
IR Boys 0 #564 2 10,162
AE Girls 0 #593 5 20,968
BD Boys 0 #597 9 10,045
IL Boys 0 #622 4 10,983
SG Girls 0 #626 7 18,916
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
IL Girls 0 #643 3 11,648
HK Girls 0 #644 7 16,104
IN Girls 0 #647 8 13,121
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
QA Boys 0 #665 43 18,093
SG Boys 0 #669 29 17,960
LB 0 #683 8 13,263
BR Boys 0 #686 66 12,213
ZA Boys 0 #686 575 25,619
IQ Boys 0 #690 8 13,071
KW Boys 0 #717 53 18,755
NG Girls 0 #731 56 15,093
SY 0 #761 7 11,684
TN 0 #801 29 13,765
CO Boys 0 #804 117 15,656
OM Boys 0 #816 66 17,948
United States Boys 2024 #832 61 7,044
EG Boys 0 #847 40 15,035
Spain Boys 0 #853 78 5,610
CL Girls 0 #912 4 14,098
EG Girls 0 #925 35 14,742
SA Girls 0 #925 11 25,931
Germany Boys 0 #940 13 5,697
NL Girls 0 #941 15 5,933
IN Boys 0 #958 44 16,750
MY Girls 0 #970 25 24,821
AE Boys 0 #975 118 22,615
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
PE Girls 0 #1,008 3 14,861
MA 0 #1,034 95 20,986
MY Boys 0 #1,042 70 25,439
ZA Girls 0 #1,119 23 25,928
DZ 0 #1,120 57 20,130
CO Girls 0 #1,148 5 16,140
MX Girls 0 #1,168 16 17,781
TR 0 #1,252 3 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,396 76 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,484 131 28,008

Job is popular in 81 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
France
Canada
AE
AO

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People also ask about Job

Job is predominantly a boy's name.
Job is a one syllable name, pronounced /dʒɒb/ (BrE) or /dʒɑːb/ (AmE); like the English word 'job'.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Iyyov (Hebrew, אִיּוֹב), Iob (Latin), Joby (diminutive/vernacular) and Jobus (Latinized).
Across languages, Job has these equivalents: Hebrew: Iyyov (אִיּוֹב), Arabic: Ayyūb / Ayyub (أيّوب), Greek: Iōb (Ιώβ), Russian: Iov (Иов).
Yes — Job ranked #328 in Canada in 2016, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
Job ranks highest in Canada (#328 in 2016).
Job's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #810 in 2014 to #832 in 2024 in United States.