Webb vs Webster

Side-by-side comparison of Webb and Webster - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Webb

Boy name · Rank #5447

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Name B

Webster

Boy name · Rank #7262

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Metric Webb Webster
Current Rank #5447 #7262
Total Births (all years) 1,658 4,459
Peak Year 1927 1915
Peak Year Births 27 101
Peak Decade 1950s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Webb Webster
1880s 74 148
1890s 65 153
1900s 33 193
1910s 170 677
1920s 183 746
1930s 133 508
1940s 151 457
1950s 195 443
1960s 95 269
1970s 59 187
1980s 58 258
1990s 60 151
2000s 67 94
2010s 193 115
2020s 122 60

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Webb Webster
2014 19 13
2015 16 7
2016 19 16
2017 19 9
2018 25 17
2019 26 14
2020 23 12
2021 22 -
2022 25 17
2023 19 8
2024 17 11
2025 16 12

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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