Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Ibn 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
Ibn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 927
- 927 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 34 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 628 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.
Ibn’s family of names
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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