Is Gibson a boy or girl name?
Gibson is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 105 boys were named Gibson, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.8% of the 5,462 US babies named Gibson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,616
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gibson since 1882
- 5,462
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 268 babies
Boys and girls named Gibson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 155 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 105 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 113 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 118 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 107 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 97 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 373 | 18 | 4.6% |
| 2000s | 1,126 | 47 | 4% |
| 2010s | 2,261 | 70 | 3% |
| 2020s | 616 | 16 | 2.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 105 | #1,616 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 108 | #1,609 | 8 | #11,534 |
| 2022 | 97 | #1,732 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 142 | #1,318 | 8 | #11,456 |
| 2020 | 164 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 173 | #1,129 | 6 | #14,392 |
| 2018 | 213 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 230 | #920 | 8 | #12,008 |
| 2016 | 230 | #922 | 11 | #9,634 |
| 2015 | 220 | #947 | 16 | #7,396 |
| 2014 | 259 | #857 | 8 | #12,306 |
| 2013 | 262 | #824 | 6 | #15,276 |
| 2012 | 250 | #851 | 10 | #10,692 |
| 2011 | 222 | #911 | 5 | #17,701 |
| 2010 | 202 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 178 | #1,059 | 5 | #18,265 |
| 2008 | 159 | #1,142 | 5 | #18,475 |
| 2007 | 140 | #1,257 | 12 | #9,758 |
| 2006 | 121 | #1,345 | 10 | #10,860 |
| 2005 | 119 | #1,293 | 9 | #11,210 |
| 2004 | 110 | #1,337 | 6 | #14,783 |
| 2003 | 95 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 80 | #1,549 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 76 | #1,576 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,101 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 59 | #1,737 | 13 | #7,392 |
| 1998 | 58 | #1,749 | 5 | #14,945 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,074 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,029 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 38 | #2,150 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 35 | #2,273 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,811 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,326 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,316 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 27 | #2,513 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,821 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 12 | #4,000 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,062 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,516 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,668 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,775 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,948 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,781 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,294 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,199 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,911 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,491 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,410 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,368 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,148 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,874 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,994 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,630 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,372 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,365 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,530 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 16 | #2,022 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,147 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,356 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,428 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,194 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,467 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,236 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,132 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,423 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,861 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,353 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,242 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,332 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,192 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,180 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 12 | #2,252 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 16 | #1,893 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,117 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,292 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,531 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,964 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 17 | #1,790 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,439 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 7 | #2,980 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,556 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,341 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,735 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 14 | #1,943 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,306 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,106 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 13 | #2,032 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 17 | #1,800 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,860 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,664 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 17 | #1,927 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,591 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,344 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,760 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,896 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 18 | #1,898 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 20 | #1,786 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 18 | #1,934 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 18 | #1,915 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 16 | #2,009 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 16 | #2,028 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,030 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 20 | #1,613 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 14 | #2,011 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,165 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,616 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 9 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 8 | #724 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gibson reached #724 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #7,392 in 1999. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gibson
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.