UK boy's name
Jabed
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2005. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Jabed is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Jabed popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2005 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2754, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2005, with 5 births.
This profile covers 17 England and Wales registrations across 5 recorded years from 1997 to 2005. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Jabed is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 17 living people in the UK are called Jabed. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2006 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Jabed ranked #2754 for boys in England and Wales in 2005, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2005, when 5 boys were registered as Jabed.
- • About 17 living people in the UK are estimated to have Jabed as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2754
2005
Births in 2005
5
Latest year
Peak year
2005
5 births
Estimated living
17
2026
Popularity
Jabed over time
The chart below shows babies named Jabed registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2005. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Jabed, the clearest high point is 2005. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2005, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jabed by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Jabed was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #2975 | 11 | 3 |
| 1990s | #2880 | 6 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Jabed
- Jack 188,738
- Joshua 145,192
- James 141,878
- Joseph 102,259
- Jacob 93,754
- Jake 66,896
- Jamie 41,243
- Jordan 36,750
- Jayden 28,921
- Jude 24,156
- John 22,240
- Joe 19,164
FAQ
Jabed: questions and answers
How popular is the name Jabed in the UK right now?
In 2005, Jabed was ranked #2754 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Jabed most popular?
The peak year on record was 2005, with 5 babies registered as Jabed in England and Wales.
How many people are called Jabed in the UK?
A total of 17 babies have been registered as Jabed across the 5 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.