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Joby

male

Joby.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1110 in England and Wales in 1998. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

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Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

England and Wales

FallingEngland and Wales (male) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #1110 to #4270.1996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120232024#1110#4270
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#2357
1997#1113
1998#1110
1999#1505
2000#1703
2001#2587
2002#1651
2003#1962
2004#1596
2005#1299
2006#1469
2007#1756
2008#1596
2009#1649
2010#2199
2011#2194
2012#1756
2013#3822
2014#1630
2015#2150
2016#1804
2017#2052
2018#3959
2019#2728
2020#3334
2021#2493
2023#3112
2024#4270

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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