Given name & surname
Webber
“a weaver”
Webber is a variant of Webster. One English interpretation is “a weaver.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Webber is a variant of Webster. One English interpretation is “a weaver.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Webber is a variant of Webster. An origin associated with Webster is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Webber is a variant of Webster. The history of Webster gives this family its wider story. Webster’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Webber through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 97
- 97 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 8 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 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 144 as a first name in 2020; 25,561 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.
Webber’s family of names
Webber has a related form in Webster. In French usage, Webber as a surname has a related form in WEAVER.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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If you love Webber, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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