Given name & surname
Gibson
“the son of Gilbert”
Gibson is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “the son of Gilbert.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “the son of Gilbert.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
In English usage, Gibson as a surname is a diminutive of GILBERTSON.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gibson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,561
- 5,410 boys · 151 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 268 babies
- 2025
- 98
- #1,680 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −45%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 98 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,680 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 45.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 262 in 2013. In 2025, Michigan had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,463 as a first name in 2020; 182,917 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.
Gibson’s family of names
In English usage, Gibson has a diminutive in Gibby. Gibson has a related form in Gilson. Gibson has a related form in Gibbs.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 19
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 Gibson
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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