Gibson
- Pronunciation
- [Gib-son]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Gilbert's Son
- Origin
- English
Gibson Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 5,311 baby boys have been named Gibson. The name peaked in 2013 with 262 US births that year (rank #824). In 2024, ranked #1616 nationally — 792 places below its 2013 peak.
Top States for Gibson
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Gibson births are: Michigan (309), Texas (294), California (286).
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6-Letter Names Starting with G
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Quick Facts About Gibson
US Popularity History (2010–2018)
Annual US births named Gibson by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2013 with 262 boys named Gibson (boy rank #824 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2018, ranked #974 for boys (213 US births). That's 150 places below its 2013 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Gibson Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Gibson the strongest states are Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan.
Strongest boys-name states
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | #866 | 19 |
| 2 | Colorado | #810 | 16 |
| 3 | Tennessee | #809 | 45 |
| 4 | North Carolina | #780 | 59 |
| 5 | Indiana | #774 | 51 |
| 6 | Alabama | #760 | 16 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | #720 | 25 |
| 8 | South Carolina | #713 | 21 |
| 9 | Utah | #683 | 21 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | #619 | 39 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Gibson in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Gibson to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Gibson against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).