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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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#1,492 in Canada (2024).

Famous Gibsons

• Gibson Gowland — British film actor (1877–1951)
• Gibson Atherton — Judge (1831–1887)
• Gibson Yah — Dutch footballer
• Gibson Jalo — Nigerian chief of Army Staff (1939–2000)
• Gibson Kamau Kuria — Kenyan lawyer

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, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1956)
• William Gibson — American-Canadian speculative fiction writer (born 1948)
• Tyrese Gibson — American singer and actor

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 · Woodson · Maison · Anson

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