Joab name meaning
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What does Joab mean?
Atypical Joab chiefly is used in English aimed at boys which originated from Hebrew, meaning of Joab is "Praise the Lord". Joab is variant of Yoav. Yoav is variant of Joab.
How do I pronounce Joab?
One syllabled Joab is pronounced as joab.
Variants of Joab
How popular is the name Joab?
Joab is a unique baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1965 and was able to reach the top 4000 names. In 2013, it ranked 3118th when 35 boys were named Joab.
Over 716 people have been named Joab in United States. Joab is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, even after 21 years of presence it could not make beyond the top 2000.
Over 139 people have been named Joab in England and Wales.
Joab is a rare baby name in France however it is still in use. But Joab is a popular baby name in Brazil where every 1 in 30000 have the name.
As per our findings, over 10000 people has been named Joab globally.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3043 | 40 |
| 2022 | 2988 | 41 |
| 2021 | 2895 | 42 |
| 2020 | 4123 | 24 |
| 2019 | 3561 | 31 |
| 2018 | 3441 | 32 |
| 2017 | 3674 | 29 |
| 2016 | 3592 | 30 |
| 2015 | 3360 | 33 |
| 2014 | 4260 | 23 |
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What numerology tells about Joab?
When it comes to life goals, you dream big, meaning you are ambitious and self-confident. You always hope your intuition is wrong and give people a chance to earn your trust. Allow your creativity to take over your mind and just be who you truly are. Despite the fact that you care too much about public opinion, you are an amazing, trustworthy, and persistent. You are all about justice and can't stand people who interfere in other people's lives.
If you like Joab, you would love these names
- Sapphyre - Creative and adventurous and Modernistic Hebrew Sapphyre bestowed upon girls, meaning of Sapphyre is "A Blue Precious Gem, Blue Gemstone and Sapphire". Sapphyre is resultant of Sapphire.
- Jakow - Used prevalently in Russian, Jakow has origin in Hebrew, Jakow means "Holder of the Heel or Yahweh May Protect" is aimed at boys
- Nata - Origin of Offbeat Nata is in Hebrew is a gender insensitive name, meaning of Nata is "Birthday, Bowed or Christmas Babies" is used in Sanskrit, Danish and Hindi
- Janou - Janou's meaning is God is Merciful is of Hebrew origin
- Maryen - Maryen's meaning is Bitter and Mary has its origin in Hebrew is used for baby girls. Maryen is resultant of Maryann.
Famous people named Joab
- Joab Thomas, American university administrator and scientist,
- Joab Lawler, U.S. Representative from Alabama
- Actor Joab Collins, famous for movie An Elephant Called Slowly
Lists having Joab
- Boy names beginning with J
- American Boy Names
- English Boy Names
- Hebrew Boy Names
- Baby Names that mean Praise
- Baby Names that mean Lord
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004