Gib

Boy · recorded 1930–1961

  • 1961last recorded
  • 1930best year

Most popular in 1930.

Last recorded in 1961. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Gib.

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Its story

Popularity since 1930

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 9 recorded years as a table
Gib, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19305
19503
19513
19542
19552
19583
19592
19603
19613

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gib isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1961
6
Rank in 1961
#3,652
How rare
1 in 354,032 boys
Since 1930
51

Gib was last recorded in 1961. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1930, at 5 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Gib doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.