Gibson

Boy name

Gibson has been given to 5,561 babies in the U.S. since 1882. It peaked in 2013.

Meaning & origin /ˈɡɪbsən/

From Gibb +&lrm; -son.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

5,561

Peak year

2013 (268 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1882

10-year trend

▼ -58%

Gender split

3% girls / 97% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Gibson.

5,560 babies since 1990

5,545 babies since 1970

5,519 babies since 1912

5,501 babies since 1979

5,623 babies since 2004

5,638 babies since 1975

5,473 babies since 1956

5,462 babies since 1990

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