The first name Jeb
A boy’s name.
Pronounced /d͡ʒɛb/ 1 syllable Male
Meaning and origin
A diminutive of the male given name Jebediah.
Jeb is a short form of
- Jebediah
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jeb at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 14 boys born in the United States were named Jeb, the 6,259th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1981, when 84 were.
2,600
babies named Jeb since 1880
#6,259
rank in 2025
1981
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Jeb
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Jeb HensarlingFormer U.S. Representative from Texas, born 1957
- Jeb StuartAmerican writer and film director, born 1956
- Jeb BrovskyAmerican soccer player, born 1988
- Jeb BradleyAmerican politician, born 1952
- James BoasbergAmerican judge, born 1963
Questions
- Is Jeb a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 2,600 US babies named Jeb since 1880 were boys.
- When was Jeb most popular?
- 1981 in the United States, when 84 babies were named Jeb, its highest rank at 989th.
- How do you pronounce Jeb?
- Jeb is /d͡ʒɛb/, one syllable.