unisex name

Ibis

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 69

Ibis is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 83% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2010 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2005, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1964.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Ibis over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2010, not a full ten years.

34
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Ibis by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 7
1970s 12
1980s 5
1990s 6
2000s 34
2010s (to 2010) 5

How popular is Ibis?

In 2010, Ibis was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Ibis

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ibis also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ibis over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ibis

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ibis — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ibis

How popular is the name Ibis?

In 2010, Ibis was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Ibis a girl's or a boy's name?

Ibis is used for both girls and boys. About 83% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Ibis?

Ibis has 2 syllables.

When was Ibis most popular?

Ibis peaked in 2005, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.