Webb

Where Webb comes from

Webb hasn't made it into the dictionaries we draw on, and nobody well known enough for an encyclopedia has carried it yet — so for now its story is the one the SSA record tells. Names that spell a familiar sound a new way often live here for a while before anyone writes them down.

Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #526 among boys with 12 babies — the first year on record, and still its best.
  2. 1881
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #781.
  3. 1921
    Webb Pierce born
    American country musician
  4. 1985
    Webb Simpson born
    professional golfer
In the dictionary

No dictionary entry for this spelling — which is its own kind of rare.

Namesakes
  • Webb Pierce · American country musician, 1921–1991
  • Webb Simpson · professional golfer, born 1985
  • Webb C. Ball · American watchmaker and jeweler, 1847–1922
  • Webb Seymour, 10th Duke of Somerset · British peer and politician, 1718–1793
  • Webb Franklin · American politician, born 1941

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.