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Gibson

Boy's name · #1680 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Gibson reached its best rank, #724, in 1882 and ranked #1680 in 2025. About 5,400 boys have carried it since 1882.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,718 in Canada (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #4,285 in France (2025) · #1,729 in Ecuador (2024) · #4,992 in England & Wales (2023) · #2,300 in Austria (2015).

Famous Gibsons

• Gibson Yah — Dutch footballer (born 2003)
• Gibson Gowland — English film actor (1877–1951)
• Gibson Jalo — 2nd Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria (1939–2000)
• Gibson Adu — German footballer (born 2008)
• Gibson Kente — South African playwright (1932–2004)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 191,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Mel Gibson — American actor and filmmaker (born 1956)
• William Gibson — American-Canadian speculative fiction novelist (born 1948)
• Tyrese Gibson — American singer and actor (born 1978)

What Gibsons become

Among 45 notable people named Gibson:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.93× more often than among typical names — e.g. Gibson Atherton, American judge (1831–1887).

Similar names: Ransom · Giovonni · Smith · Ellison · Addison · Mayson

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