Jaber
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAH-ber
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Jaber is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “one who restores; comforter”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Jaber mean?
Arabic: spelling of Jabir
“one who restores; comforter”
Jabir ibn Hayyan, the early Islamic alchemist, was known in medieval Europe as Geber.
Is Jaber a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaber is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jaber in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Jaber, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1999, with 5 boys.
2025 had more boys named Jaber than any year since 2012.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Jaber in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Jaber in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,906th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Jaber, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Jaber in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jaber in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
Names like Jaber
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Umar, Zayan, Muhammad, Zayaan, Amir, Arham, Musa, Rayyan, Zayd, Yahya, Zayn
Names related to Jaber
Jabir, Jabari, Jabbar, Jabri, Jabree, Jabar, Jabori, Jabaree
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa, Liyana, Zainab
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jaber: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaber, updated 20 October 2026.