Recorded 1926–1934 Boys' name Peak 1926 35 births

Bibb — boys' name

35 babies named Bibb in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s261930s9
1920s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Bibb was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

14 babies were named Bibb in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bibb

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Bibb between 1926 and 1934, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bibb currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bibb performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bibb shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bibb in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bibb in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 35 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bibb at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

35

Since 1926

9 years of records

Peak year

1926

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1926

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1934

Bibb popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1926

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1926)
14
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
810121416 193419271926 14

Bibb by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
26 births that decade — 74% of Bibb's all-time total
1920s261930s9

Bibb by state

Where Bibb concentrates geographically — total births since 1926

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bibb
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
33 94.3%
Alabama share of Bibb's total US births 94.3%

33 of 35 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bibb?
35 babies have been named Bibb since 1926. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1926 with 14 births.
When was Bibb most popular?
Bibb was most popular in the 1920s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Bibb most popular?
The top states for the name Bibb are Alabama (33 births).
How long has the name Bibb been used?
Bibb has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 9 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Bibb?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bibiano, Bibek. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1926–1934 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.