Girls' name · since 1998

Hibo

Hibo has 90 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

90
total births
1998–2021
years on record
2010s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade

90 girls have been named Hibo since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Hibo has 90 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1998 to 2021.

  • 90 total births
  • 1998–2021 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 52% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

90 girls have been named Hibo since 1998, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.

90
total births
1998–2021
years on record
2010s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Hibo was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

9 babies were named Hibo in 2016 - its busiest year on record.

Hibo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Hibo splits its recorded history at 2012: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Hibo at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

90

Since 1998

24 years of records

Peak year

2016

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1998

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2021

Hibo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2016)
9
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
45678910 19982002200520102015201720192021 5

Hibo by decade

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

2010s was Hibo's strongest decade.

47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Hibo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 47 births (52% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hibo?
Hibo has been given to 90 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 9 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
When was Hibo most popular?
Hibo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Hibo been used?
Hibo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 24 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Hibo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hiba, Hibah, Hibba, Hibaq. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Hibo's data

  • Hibo's decade-level peak was the 2010s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1998–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Cite this page

NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hibo: Baby Name Since 1998 - 90 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hibo. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Hibo 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 July 2026.