How popular is the name Gibson?

Gibson ranks 1,494th among boys' names in US records, with 5,462 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,682.

Is Gibson a unisex name?

No. Gibson is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2013, when 262 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#1,494 of boy names

Pronounced G IH1 B S AH0 N (ARPABET)

Gibson is a boys' name, and first appears in 1882. It has been given to 5,462 children — the 1,494th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2013, when 262 children were given it.

2013Boys: 262Girls: 6

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Gibson?: Gibson ranks 1,494th among boys' names in US records, with 5,462 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,682.
Is Gibson a unisex name?: No. Gibson is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Gibson most popular?: 2013, when 262 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.