Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Bibi

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,433 Trend ↓ Falling 18%
Rank 2025
#5,433
among girls · ↑1,872 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
23
named Bibi
How common
1 in 69,881
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
34 babies
All-time total
689
#9,613 all-time among girls
First recorded
1955
in Social Security records

Bibi popularity over time

689 babies have been named Bibi since 1955, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 6 1 – #5,270
1960s – – – –
1970s 61 6 – #4,599
1980s 85 9 +39% #5,100
1990s 169 17 +99% #4,537
2000s 111 11 -34% #5,975
2010s 140 14 +26% #4,161
2020s (to 2025) 117 20 +39% #4,307

Where Bibi is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 23 0.01 outside top 500
2027 22 0.01 outside top 500
2028 22 0.01 outside top 500
2029 21 0.01 outside top 500
2030 21 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Bibi

Bibi is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,433 in 2025 with 23 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1955, 689 American babies have been named Bibi. Its peak came in 2018, when 34 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Bibi stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Bibi?

The median living Bibi is about 24 years old; half are between 8 and 34. An estimated 700 people named Bibi are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Bibi year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 23 #5,433
2024 15 #7,305
2023 14 #7,706
2022 33 #4,307
2021 18 #6,450
2020 14 #7,621
2019 17 #6,757
2018 34 #4,161
2017 16 #7,150
2016 17 #6,954
2015 13 #8,540
2014 7 #13,301
2013 7 #13,405
2012 12 #9,201
2011 9 #11,321
2010 8 #12,464
2009 11 #10,085
2008 – –
2007 10 #10,944
2006 16 #7,540
2005 8 #12,005
2004 13 #8,326
2003 9 #10,552
2002 11 #8,932
2001 15 #7,011
2000 18 #5,975
1995 14 #6,296
1990 15 #5,860
1985 10 #6,511
1980 8 #7,484
1975 10 #5,560
1970 6 #7,137
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 6 #5,270
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Bibi

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Bibi Besch Bibi Besch Austrian-American actress (1942–1996) Contemporary
  2. 2 Bibi Andersson Bibi Andersson Swedish actress (1935–2019) Contemporary
  3. 3 BiBi Jones Pornographic actor, United States b. 1991 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Bibi, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Bibi?

The median living Bibi is about 24 years old. Half of all living Bibis are between 8 and 34 years old.

How many people named Bibi are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Bibi are alive in the United States, based on 689 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Bibi in 2025?

Bibi ranked #5,433 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 23 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Bibi?

689 babies have been named Bibi in the United States since 1955, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bibi most popular?

Bibi peaked in 2018, when 34 newborns received the name.

Is Bibi a boy or girl name?

Bibi is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Bibi rising or falling?

Bibi is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Bibi become more popular?

Bibi is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 21 girls named Bibi in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Bibi?

Well-known people named Bibi include Bibi Besch (actor), Bibi Andersson (actor), BiBi Jones (pornographic actor).

Names like Bibi

Names that sound and feel close to Bibi: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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