Webster
Webster was the 7165th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 388th; the most babies were born in 1915 (101). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,408 places. More babies were named Webster in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,165 boys, down 150 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1915101 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,459babies recorded
Webster popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,165 | 12 |
| 2020 | #7,015 | 12 |
| 2010 | #9,646 | 8 |
| 2000 | #4,777 | 16 |
| 1990 | #3,458 | 18 |
| 1980 | #3,606 | 12 |
| 1970 | #2,394 | 16 |
| 1960 | #1,358 | 35 |
| 1950 | #1,063 | 45 |
| 1940 | #1,065 | 38 |
| 1930 | #975 | 49 |
| 1920 | #704 | 85 |
| 1910 | #705 | 19 |
| 1900 | #488 | 23 |
| 1890 | #388 | 22 |
| 1880 | #522 | 13 |
How popular is Webster, counting every spelling?
Webster has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Webster?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Webster (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Webster 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 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Webster.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Webster?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Webster are alive today, with a median age of 55; half are between 36 and 72. That makes Webster 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 Webster
How popular is the name Webster?
Webster was the 7165th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 388th; the most babies were born in 1915 (101). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,408 places. More babies were named Webster in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Webster a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Webster in the US.