Ibn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- IB-un
- Origin
- Arabic
Ibn is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “son”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ibn mean?
Arabic
“son”
Arabic word meaning 'son of', found in traditional names such as Ibn Battuta.
Is Ibn a girl's or a boy's name?
Ibn is a boys' name.
How popular is Ibn in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 34 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Ibn in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ibn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,706 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,316 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,475 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,338 |
| 1990 | 34 | #2,123 |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,088 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,596 |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,528 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,928 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,568 |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,852 |
| 1979 | 32 | #1,753 |
| 1978 | 25 | #1,965 |
| 1977 | 26 | #1,904 |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,328 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,244 |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,944 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,443 |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,080 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
Names like Ibn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan Ahmad Amir Samir Muhammad Kareem Khalil Hamza Khalid Ibrahim Mustafa Abdullah
Names related to Ibn
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ibn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ibn, updated 20 October 2026.