Is Ibn a boy or girl name?

Ibn is a boy’s name. Of the 927 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Ibn

Recorded 1970–2024 · United States

Ibn was most popular in 1990, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,158 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 927 people named Ibn.

Ibn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ibn’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ibn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ibn is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 927 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ibn

Where Ibn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New Jersey 33.7×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org