Is Jeb a boy or girl name?

Jeb is a boy’s name. Of the 2,600 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Jeb

Recorded 1944–2025 · United States

Jeb was most popular in 1981, when 84 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,353 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,600 people named Jeb.

Jeb over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jeb’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jeb a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jeb is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,600 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jeb

Where Jeb is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org