Meaning and history
Hebrew name traditionally explained in the Bible as meaning "he causes pain," from a play on the Hebrew word for sorrow, since his mother said she bore him in pain (1 Chronicles 4:9). Despite this, Jabez is remembered as "more honorable than his brothers" and for a prayer asking God for blessing that became widely cited in later Christian devotion.
20062006: 41 births, rank #2,784
2007: 45 births, rank #2,684
2008: 33 births, rank #3,344
2009: 42 births, rank #2,847
2010: 42 births, rank #2,826
20112011: 45 births, rank #2,663
2012: 34 births, rank #3,231
2013: 39 births, rank #2,895
2014: 28 births, rank #3,693
2015: 25 births, rank #4,080
20162016: 25 births, rank #4,098
2017: 26 births, rank #3,993
2018: 22 births, rank #4,476
2019: 23 births, rank #4,337
2020: 21 births, rank #4,540
20212021: 16 births, rank #5,562
2022: 14 births, rank #6,147
2023: 11 births, rank #7,289
2024: 15 births, rank #5,904
20252025: 17 births, rank #5,399
In 2025, 17 babies were recorded with the name Jabez, ranking #5,399 among boys.