Boys' name · since 1917
Gibbs
Gibbs has 81 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1929 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,800 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 81
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gibbs is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 81 have been recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gibbs has been recorded 81 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2024.
- #18,800 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 81 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gibbs ranks #18,800 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 81 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,800 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 81
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gibbs's 81 recorded births place it above 58.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gibbs's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gibbs splits its recorded history at 2005: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1929 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gibbs popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2024
- Peak year (1929)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Gibbs by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (23 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Gibbs's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Gibbs births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
14 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (28% of all-time use).
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- Gibbs's decade-level peak was the 2010s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gibbs: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~107 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gibbs draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.