Is Webb a boy or girl name?

Webb is a boy’s name. Of the 1,658 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Webb

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Webb was most popular in 1927, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,846 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,658 people named Webb.

Webb over time

Births per year. The dot marks Webb’s peak in 1927. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Webb a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Webb is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,658 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.

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