Girls' name · since 1918

Sible

110 babies named Sible in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#26,105 of 72,339
all-time among girls
110
born since 1918
1920s
peak decade

Sible sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 110 recorded since 1918.

Sible has 110 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1945.

  • #26,105 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 110 born since 1918
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sible ranks #26,105 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 110 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.

#26,105 of 72,339
all-time among girls
110
born since 1918
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sible's 110 recorded births place it above 63.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.

Sible's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Sible's full recorded timeline at 1926, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Sible popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1945

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1925)
12
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
468101214 191819201922192419261929193519381945 5

Sible by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (69 births, 63% of the file).

1920s was Sible's strongest decade.

69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Sible births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 69 births (63% of all-time use).

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

Sible by state

Where Sible concentrates geographically, total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sible
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 4.5%
Alabama share of Sible's total US births 4.5%

5 of 110 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sible?
Sible has been given to 110 babies in the U.S. since 1918, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #26,105 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1945. 12 babies were born in 1925, its single highest year.
Where does Sible sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sible ranks #26,105 of 72,339 girls' 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 Sible most popular?
Sible was most popular in the 1920s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Sible most popular?
The top states for the name Sible are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Sible been used?
Sible has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 28 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Sible?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sibyl, Sibel, Sibbie, Sibley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Sible's data

  • Sible's decade-level peak was the 1920s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Alabama records the most Sibles (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names

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

Keep exploring Sible

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sible: 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, 1918–1945 (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 Sible 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.