Jabes
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning he causes pain; a form of Jabes or James.
Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Jabes by the numbers
Jabes was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 12 babies in 2003, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from James
Like Jabes, each of these traces back to James: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Jamesonson of James; supplanter3,979 in the US (2017)
- Diegosupplanter; a form of James3,095 in the US (2017)
- Jaycehe supplants; a modern respelling of James2,951 in the US (2017)
- Jamisonson of James, supplanter749 in the US (2017)
- Jaimesupplanter; Spanish form of James665 in the US (2017)
- Jimmygod is gracious; a diminutive of James93 in England and Wales (2025)
- Seamusgod has heard; irish form of James210 in the US (2017)
- Tiagogod is gracious; portuguese form of James67 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jabes. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Names about as common as Jabes
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