Is Joby a boy or girl name?

Joby is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,242 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.5% were girls and 94.5% were boys.

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Joby

Recorded 1939–2024 · United States

Joby was most popular in 1976, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,163 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,242 people named Joby.

Joby over time

Births per year. The dot marks Joby’s peak in 1976. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Joby a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Joby is mostly a boy’s name — 5.5% of the 1,242 Americans given it were girls and 94.5% 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.

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