Boys' name · since 1970
Gibran
Gibran has 1,207 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,565 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,746 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,207
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Gibran is the #4746 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,207 recorded since 1970.
Gibran has 1,207 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4746 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #4,565 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,746 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,207 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gibran ranks #4,565 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,746 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,207 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,565 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,746 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,207
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gibran's 1,207 recorded births place it above 89.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Gibran compares
1,207 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gibran's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gibran | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,207 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gibran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gibran's full recorded timeline at 1998, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gibran popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Gibran by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (315 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Gibran's strongest decade.
315 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Gibran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 92
1970s
92 births
- 1980s
1980s
130 births
- 1990s
1990s
232 births
- 2000s
2000s
250 births
- 2010s
2010s
315 births
- 2020s
2020s
188 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 315 births (26% of all-time use).
How Gibran compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Gibran's total volume
Gibran by state
Where Gibran concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 275 | 22.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 156 | 12.9% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 31 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
275 of 1,207 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Gibran's data
- Gibran's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (315 total births) through the 2020s (188) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Gibrans (275 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gibran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Gibran 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.