Boys' name · since 1974

Jibril

1,392 babies named Jibril in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,168 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,783 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,392
born since 1974
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Jibril is the #2783 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,392 recorded since 1974.

Jibril has 1,392 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2783 as of the latest data, more common than 80% 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 1974 to 2025.

  • #4,168 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,783 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,392 born since 1974
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jibril ranks #4,168 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,783 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,392 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.

#4,168 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,783 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,392
born since 1974
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%80%
Jibril vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jibril's 1,392 recorded births place it above 90.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

12 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Jibril compares

1,392 Top 27% higher than 73% 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

Jibril's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jibril Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,392 369 358,536
Peak-year births 69 34 22,252

Jibril's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jibril splits its recorded history at 2003: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 69 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jibril popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
69
Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
020406080 197419871993199920052011201720232025 46

Jibril by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (458 births, 33% of the file).

2010s was Jibril's strongest decade.

458 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Jibril births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 458 births (33% of all-time use).

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

How Jibril 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 Jibril's total volume

Jibril vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -55, 7%-23, 8.7%-146, 2.7%-120, 3.5%-113, 22.3%-43, 12.1%-29, 5.6%-37, 6%-101, 3.1%-114, 6.8%-31, 5.9%-54, 4.2%-42, 6%-55, 4.8%-106, 2.7%Jibril-52, 5%Jibril
Jibril vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Jibril by state

Where Jibril concentrates geographically, total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jibril
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
62 4.5%
#2 Pennsylvania
61 4.4%
#3 Minnesota
54 3.9%
#4 Ohio
32 2.3%
#5 Texas
27 1.9%
#6 Michigan
16 1.1%
#7 California
12 0.9%
#8 Maryland
11 0.8%
New York share of Jibril's total US births 4.5%
Even split

62 of 1,392 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Jibril appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jibril?
1,392 babies have been named Jibril since 1974. All-time, it sits at #4,168 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #2,783 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 69 births.
Where does Jibril sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jibril ranks #4,168 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,783 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jibril most popular?
Jibril was most popular in the 2010s decade with 458 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Jibril most popular?
The top states for the name Jibril are New York (62 births), Pennsylvania (61 births), Minnesota (54 births).
How long has the name Jibril been used?
Records for Jibril go back to 1974, giving 52 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Jibril?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jibreel, Jibran, Jibri, Jibriel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jibril's data

  • Jibril's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (458 total births) through the 2020s (305) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Jibrils (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

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

Keep exploring Jibril

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jibril: 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, 1974–2025 (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 Jibril 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.