Joban
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JOH-bun
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Joban is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “youth; bloom of youth”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Joban mean?
Punjabi: from joban 'youth', ultimately Sanskrit yauvana
“youth; bloom of youth”
Is Joban a girl's or a boy's name?
Joban is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Joban in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Joban, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Joban in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Joban in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
Names like Joban
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaxon Roman Austin Jenson Jasper Reuben Logan Grayson Mason Hudson Noah Jonah
More Punjabi names
Asees Gurbaaz Nirvair Gurfateh Jind Baani Akaal Gurnawab Jujhar Ajooni Mannat Ekam Gurniwaz Gurnaaz Gursanjh Avleen
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Joban: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joban, updated 20 October 2026.