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Origin & history of Job1
Biblical / Dutch / Hebrew roots
Job comes from the Biblical / Dutch / Hebrew tradition, meaning Tormented or Oppressed.
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How popular is Job?
2004
peak year
Today, Job is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2274), with only about 63 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2004, 89 babies were given the name (ranked #1510 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Job's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 3,350 babies have been registered as Job since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
89
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,510)
(ranked #1,510)
63
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
630
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
3,350
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Job9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
J1
O6
B2
Sum: 9 → Life path 9
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Personality of Job🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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Names that combine with JobSibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of Job.
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