# Gibson (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/gibson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɪbsən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Gibby |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 5,561 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 5,410 / 151 (3% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 46, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Gibb + -son.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | 11,210 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10,861 |
| 2007 | 12 | 9,759 |
| 2008 | 5 | 18,478 |
| 2009 | 5 | 18,267 |
| 2011 | 5 | 17,702 |
| 2012 | 10 | 10,695 |
| 2013 | 6 | 15,280 |
| 2014 | 8 | 12,309 |
| 2015 | 16 | 7,396 |
| 2016 | 11 | 9,636 |
| 2017 | 8 | 12,011 |
| 2019 | 6 | 14,399 |
| 2021 | 8 | 11,463 |
| 2023 | 8 | 11,548 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 222 | 911 |
| 2012 | 250 | 851 |
| 2013 | 262 | 824 |
| 2014 | 259 | 857 |
| 2015 | 220 | 947 |
| 2016 | 230 | 923 |
| 2017 | 230 | 920 |
| 2018 | 213 | 975 |
| 2019 | 173 | 1,129 |
| 2020 | 164 | 1,174 |
| 2021 | 143 | 1,312 |
| 2022 | 97 | 1,733 |
| 2023 | 108 | 1,613 |
| 2024 | 105 | 1,623 |
| 2025 | 98 | 1,680 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3 | 3,225 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3,009 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4,432 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4,527 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3,332 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4,632 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3,079 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2,734 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4,749 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4,702 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4,608 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4,991 |

## People named Gibson

- John Clarkson, American baseball player (1861-1909)
- Gibby Haynes, American musician
- A. G. Steel, cricket player of England (1858-1914)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.