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 #5434

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Name B

Webster

Boy name · Rank #7227

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Metric Webb Webster
Current Rank #5434 #7227
Total Births (all years) 1,642 4,446
Peak Year 1927 1915
Peak Year Births 27 101
Peak Decade 1950ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Webb Webster
1880ss 74 148
1890ss 65 153
1900ss 33 193
1910ss 170 677
1920ss 183 746
1930ss 133 508
1940ss 151 457
1950ss 195 442
1960ss 95 269
1970ss 59 187
1980ss 58 258
1990ss 60 151
2000ss 67 94
2010ss 193 115
2020ss 106 48

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

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, 1880–2024.

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