How Many People Are Named Gibbs?
An estimated 52 people in the United States have the first name Gibbs. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Gibbs peaked in popularity in 1929 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gibbs as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gibbs paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gibbs is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
52
About 1 in 6,591,430 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1929
8 births
Total Registered
81
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gibbs
Gibbs is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 81 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gibbs as a male name
Ranked #12,891 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1929 (8 births)
Gibbs: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gibbs span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 23 babies were registered. Gibbs has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gibbs by Decade
How has Gibbs tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gibbs + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gibbs as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gibbs
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gibbs: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gibbs?
We estimate approximately 52 people named Gibbs are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 6,591,430 Americans share this first name.
Is Gibbs a common name?
Gibbs is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 54.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 81 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gibbs most popular?
Gibbs reached peak popularity in 1929, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gibbs is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gibbs a male name?
Gibbs is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gibbs Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gibbs Smith, Gibbs Johnson, Gibbs Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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