Gibson

Last seen for girls in 2023 at #11,169 · #1,677 for boys in 2025, 98 births
Given to boys 97.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1882 · 8 births
Debut · boys
8 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
5,410
since 1882

Gibson over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Gibson has never cracked the top 600 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202022peak #691, 1882boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,67798
2024—#1,620105
2023#11,1698#1,608108
2022—#1,73197
2021#11,1468#1,307143
2020—#1,172164
2019#13,7996#1,127173
2018—#975213
2017#11,6158#920230
2016#9,41111#923230
2015#7,26616#947220
2014#11,9318#856259
2013#14,5826#823262
2012#10,42910#850250
2011#16,7645#910222
2010—#976202
2009#17,2945#1,059178
2008#17,5045#1,142159
2007#9,53912#1,255140
2006#10,61110#1,345121
2005#10,9219#1,289119
2004#14,1796#1,335110
2003—#1,40095
2002—#1,54380
2001—#1,57276
2000—#2,08748
1999#7,23913#1,73359
1998#14,1225#1,74158
1997—#2,06043
1996—#2,01743
1995—#2,14038
1994—#2,25935
1993—#2,78625
1992—#2,30332
1991—#4,23113
1990—#2,48827
1989—#2,78422
1988—#3,91512
1987—#3,95911
1986—#3,44013
1985—#3,59912
1984——
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1982—#3,69211
1981—#3,85810
1980—#5,5256
1979——
1978—#4,1578
1977—#5,8455
1976—#5,5875
1975—#4,3097
1974—#3,31810
1973—#5,1015
1972—#3,9637
1971—#2,81312
1970—#3,8367
1969—#4,4045
1968—#2,31113
1967—#3,2317
1966—#2,46511
1965—#1,98716
1964—#2,11415
1963—#2,30013
1962—#3,3057
1961—#3,0978
1960—#2,42312
1959—#2,20014
1958—#3,0338
1957—#2,37512
1956—#2,7989
1955—#2,30212
1954—#2,20713
1953—#2,28712
1952—#2,15313
1951—#2,13513
1950—#2,20712
1949—#1,87216
1948—#3,0107
1947—#2,25112
1946—#1,50922
1945—#1,92613
1944——
1943—#1,76417
1942—#2,38610
1941—#2,8727
1940—#2,4789
1939—#2,28810
1938—#2,6468
1937—#1,91314
1936——
1935—#2,24611
1934—#2,9737
1933—#1,99713
1932—#1,77717
1931—#1,84316
1930—#2,7819
1929—#2,58910
1928—#1,90217
1927—#2,52311
1926—#2,30213
1925—#1,74520
1924—#2,82210
1923—#1,87418
1922—#1,76520
1921—#1,90418
1920—#1,88518
1919—#1,97316
1918—#1,99816
1917—#1,98615
1916—#1,59420
1915—#1,96814
1914—#2,10110
1913—#1,36515
1912—#1,41712
1911—#1,5376
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1903—#1,1305
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1886—#9595
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1882—#6918
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First appearance
1882

The first year at least five boys were named Gibson! It came in at #691, and was given to 8 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1883–1896, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Gibson is popular in 2022

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedILWisconsin: #783 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,732 boysWIMichigan: #1,119 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,300 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #2,230 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 31,522 boysCAUtah: #677 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,788 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #1,256 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,192 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #690 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,549 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedHITexas: #1,793 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 19,857 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Gibson, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#677 · 1 in 3,788
  2. Oklahoma#690 · 1 in 3,549
  3. Wisconsin#783 · 1 in 4,732
  4. Michigan#1,119 · 1 in 8,300
  5. North Carolina#1,256 · 1 in 10,192

Best ever in a state: #350 in Virginia, 1916.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#67751 in 3,788
Oklahoma#69051 in 3,549
Wisconsin#78351 in 4,732
Michigan#1,11951 in 8,300
North Carolina#1,25651 in 10,192
Texas#1,79391 in 19,857
California#2,23061 in 31,522
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Gibson
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 57 spots since 2024 (#1,620 → #1,677)
  • 505 spots since 2020 (#1,172 → #1,677)
  • 730 spots since 2015 (#947 → #1,677)
  • Biggest jump: 164 spots in 1904 (#1,130 → #966)
  • Biggest drop: 152 spots in 2019 (#975 → #1,127)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1882
  • Peaked 1882 at #691 (8 births)
  • Births halved by 1883, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 13 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 13 yrs · run 2010–2018
Share of babies · boys
1 in 7,220
  • Highest: 1 in 7,220 boys born in 2013 were named Gibson (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 17,429 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #691 in 1882, was only 1 in 14,211 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 41.8% of all boys named Gibson (2,261) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s13#691 (1882)#825
1890s14#725 (1897)#888
1900s23#966 (1904)#1,142
1910s124#1,365 (1913)#1,771
1920s155#1,745 (1925)#2,131
1930s105#1,777 (1932)#2,274
1940s113#1,509 (1946)#2,230
1950s118#2,135 (1951)#2,370
1960s107#1,987 (1965)#2,764
1970s66#2,813 (1971)#4,325
1980s97#2,784 (1989)#3,847
1990s373#1,733 (1999)#2,376
2000s1,126#1,059 (2009)#1,403
2010s2,261#823 (2013)#931
2020s715#1,172 (2020)#1,519

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Gibson in 2022

boys
#1,731
97 births · 1 in 18,000 boys

Top boys' names in 2022

  1. #1Liam20,579
  2. #2Noah18,758
  3. #3Oliver15,176
  4. #4James12,119
  5. #5Elijah12,094
  6. #6William11,356
  7. #7Henry11,272
  8. #8Lucas10,973
  9. #9Benjamin10,912
  10. #10Theodore10,824
  11. #1,731Gibson97
More about 2022

boys

1,746,008 boys got a published name in 2022; 1 in 18,000 of them was named Gibson, which outranked 87.9% of the 14,333 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gibson
  1. #1,720Kyzen98
  2. #1,720Uzziah98
  3. #1,720Xavi98
  4. #1,731Gibson97
  5. #1,731Adolfo97
  6. #1,731Amauri97
  7. #1,731Ishmael97
  8. #1,737Aris96
  9. #1,737Armoni96
  10. #1,737Cypress96

Tied with 5 names at #1,731; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2021
Risers
  1. ↑ 988Dutton#1,823 → #835
  2. ↑ 489Kayce#1,076 → #587
  3. ↑ 412Chosen#1,307 → #895
  4. ↑ 396Khaza#1,230 → #834
  5. ↑ 348Eithan#849 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Jacoby#885 → #1,209
  2. ↓ 243Turner#937 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 233Aydin#897 → #1,130
  4. ↓ 218Juelz#991 → #1,209
  5. ↓ 216Jamal#868 → #1,084

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2022 →