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Origin & history of Joab1
Hebrew roots
Joab comes from the Hebrew tradition, meaning God is father, Yahweh is father.
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How popular is Joab?
2024
peak year
Joab first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1965. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2024, 45 babies received the name (ranked #2845). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3380), with roughly 35 babies named Joab each year. Joab's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 940 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
45
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,845)
(ranked #2,845)
35
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
350
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
940
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Joab1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
J1
O6
A1
B2
Sum: 10 → Life path 1
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Personality of Joab🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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