Given name & surname
Gibb
“the son of Gilbert”
Gibb is a variant of Gibson. One English interpretation is “the son of Gilbert.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gibb is a variant of Gibson. One English interpretation is “the son of Gilbert.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gibb is a variant of Gibson. An origin associated with Gibson is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Gibb is a diminutive of Gilbert.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1953. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gibb through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 11 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1990. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 1953. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,533 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gibb’s family of names
In English usage, Gibb is a diminutive of Gilbert. Gibb has a related form in Gibson. Gibb has a related form in Gilbert.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Gibb
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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Ike
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Rise
“one who laughs often”
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