Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Gibran isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gibran through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,207
- 1,207 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #4,760 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,760 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 9.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,230 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gibran’s family of names
In English usage, Gibran has a related form in JUBRAN.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Gibran
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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