Boys' name · since 1971
Kibwe
19 babies named Kibwe in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 19
- total births
- 1971–1978
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Kibwe sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 19 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kibwe has been recorded 19 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1978.
- 19 total births
- 1971–1978 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kibwe's 19 recorded births place it above 35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kibwe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kibwe's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kibwe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1978
- Peak year (1978)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Kibwe by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Kibwe's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Kibwe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 19 births (100% of all-time use).
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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, 1971–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kibwe: Baby Name Since 1971 - 19 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kibwe. 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 Kibwe 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.