How Many People Are Named Gibson?
people named Gibson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 68,908 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,561 babies named Gibson in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
268 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Gibson, 3% were girls and 97% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gibson alive today is about 17 years old, and 89% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 20 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gibson first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 2013, to 268 babies. In 2025, 98 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Gibson has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #724, in 1882. In 2025 it ranked #1,680.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,680 |
| Best rank | #724 (1882) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #936 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Gibson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gibson were born in Michigan than in any other state: about 325 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Gibson was given 4 times as often in Michigan, 2.6 times in Oklahoma and 2.5 times in Iowa.
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