Webb
Webb was the 5839th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 567th; the most babies were born in 1927 (27). Over the last ten years it has moved down 107 places. More babies were named Webb in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,839 boys, down 1,426 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192727 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,658babies recorded
Webb popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,839 | 16 |
| 2020 | #4,413 | 23 |
| 2010 | #6,019 | 15 |
| 2000 | #6,812 | 10 |
| 1990 | #9,448 | 5 |
| 1980 | #6,218 | 6 |
| 1970 | #4,219 | 7 |
| 1960 | #2,681 | 11 |
| 1950 | #1,743 | 19 |
| 1940 | #1,889 | 15 |
| 1930 | #3,011 | 9 |
| 1920 | #1,882 | 19 |
| 1910 | #1,416 | 7 |
| 1900 | #782 | 12 |
| 1890 | #990 | 6 |
| 1880 | #567 | 12 |
How popular is Webb, counting every spelling?
Webb has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Webb?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Webb (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Webb born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Webb.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Webb?
About 800 people born in the US named Webb are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 10 and 67. That makes Webb mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Webb
How popular is the name Webb?
Webb was the 5839th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 567th; the most babies were born in 1927 (27). Over the last ten years it has moved down 107 places. More babies were named Webb in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Webb a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Webb in the US.