Boys' name · since 1994

Gibril

72 babies named Gibril in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#19,626 of 45,481
all-time among boys
72
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade

Gibril is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 72 have been recorded since 1994.

Gibril has 72 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1994 to 2018.

  • #19,626 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 72 born since 1994
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gibril ranks #19,626 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.

#19,626 of 45,481
all-time among boys
72
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Gibril's 72 recorded births place it above 56.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Gibril's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Gibril's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Gibril popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2007)
8
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
456789 19942005200720082009201020122014201620172018 6

Gibril by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (42 births, 58% of the file).

2010s was Gibril's strongest decade.

42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Gibril births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 42 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gibril? ▼
Since 1994, Social Security records show 72 babies named Gibril. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #19,626 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2018. Its busiest year on record was 2007, with 8 births.
Where does Gibril sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gibril ranks #19,626 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Gibril most popular? ▼
Gibril was most popular in the 2010s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Gibril been used? ▼
Records for Gibril go back to 1994, giving 25 years of history through 2018.
What names are similar to Gibril? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gibson, Gibran, Gibbs, Gib, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Gibril

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gibril

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Gibril: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1994–2018 (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 Gibril 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.