Webb — #5434 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Webb

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,642 babies named Webb between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Webb currently holds the #5434 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Webb performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 195 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Webb shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Webb in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Webb in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,642 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.