Fun Facts About the Name Webb
- More than 1 thousand babies named Webb: U.S. records list 1,658 babies given the name Webb from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Webb Mean?
Webb is an English name meaning "weaver," from the Middle English webbe and Old English webba, a word for a person who weaves cloth. The related Old English noun webb meant "web" or "woven fabric." The surname originally identified someone by occupation, not by a personal name. As a given name, Webb is a transferred use of that surname, so it keeps the surname's occupational meaning rather than deriving from an ancient given-name root. The modern association with the internet is later and unrelated to the name's origin.
Webb Name History & Origins
Webb began as an English occupational surname. In medieval England, a webbe was a weaver, and men who worked at that trade could be distinguished by the byname Webb. Occupational bynames of this kind became hereditary surnames in the later Middle Ages, and Webb spread as a family name in England and later in Ireland, Scotland, and the English-speaking world. Spelling forms such as Webbe and Web appear in historical records, but they represent the same occupational term.
The name is not an old hereditary given name in the way that names such as John or Edward are. Its use as a first name comes from the modern practice of giving children a family surname as a personal name, used in the United States and other English-speaking countries. Because it is a transferred surname, Webb's history as a given name is shorter than its history as a surname, and it carries the meaning "weaver" from its Middle English and Old English source.
How Popular is the Name Webb?
Webb recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1927. Its best rank was #567 in 1880.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,839 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #5,628 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #5,236 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #4,290 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2021 | #4,615 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #4,410 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2019 | #4,100 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2018 | #4,215 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2017 | #5,099 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #5,114 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #5,732 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #5,053 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #4,305 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #4,380 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2011 | #9,550 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #6,018 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #12,407 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #9,745 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #7,967 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #7,614 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #8,884 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #9,542 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #8,304 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #6,812 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #8,667 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #8,439 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #8,075 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #6,480 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #10,276 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #6,787 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #7,383 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #9,600 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1990 | #9,445 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1989 | #9,182 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1988 | #4,768 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #6,925 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #6,702 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #6,208 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #3,956 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #4,946 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #6,218 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #6,034 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #3,256 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #5,442 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #5,077 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #4,975 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #2,464 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1970 | #4,220 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #4,395 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #2,569 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #3,220 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #3,531 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #3,530 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #4,027 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #2,410 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #2,033 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1961 | #3,347 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #2,682 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #2,195 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1958 | #1,721 | 22 | 0.0010% |
| 1957 | #1,630 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1956 | #2,011 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1955 | #1,977 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1954 | #1,886 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1953 | #1,549 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1952 | #2,005 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1951 | #1,680 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1950 | #1,743 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1949 | #2,221 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1948 | #2,113 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1947 | #2,072 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1946 | #2,266 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #1,441 | 22 | 0.0016% |
| 1944 | #1,808 | 16 | 0.0012% |
| 1943 | #2,403 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1942 | #1,728 | 18 | 0.0013% |
| 1941 | #1,897 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1940 | #1,890 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1939 | #1,709 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1938 | #3,166 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #2,192 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1936 | #2,297 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1935 | #2,713 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1934 | #1,550 | 21 | 0.0020% |
| 1933 | #1,991 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1932 | #2,094 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1931 | #1,690 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1930 | #3,011 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #2,093 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1928 | #1,897 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1927 | #1,466 | 27 | 0.0024% |
| 1926 | #2,430 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1925 | #2,747 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1924 | #1,890 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1923 | #1,810 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1922 | #1,824 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1921 | #1,763 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1920 | #1,882 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1919 | #1,447 | 26 | 0.0027% |
| 1918 | #1,707 | 21 | 0.0021% |
| 1917 | #1,436 | 25 | 0.0027% |
| 1916 | #1,590 | 21 | 0.0024% |
| 1915 | #1,781 | 17 | 0.0020% |
| 1914 | #1,541 | 17 | 0.0026% |
| 1913 | #1,438 | 15 | 0.0029% |
| 1912 | #1,614 | 11 | 0.0026% |
| 1911 | #1,187 | 10 | 0.0044% |
| 1910 | #1,416 | 7 | 0.0036% |
| 1909 | #1,671 | 5 | 0.0030% |
| 1907 | #1,340 | 6 | 0.0041% |
| 1905 | #1,414 | 5 | 0.0038% |
| 1903 | #1,302 | 5 | 0.0042% |
| 1900 | #782 | 12 | 0.0080% |
| 1899 | #852 | 8 | 0.0075% |
| 1898 | #1,119 | 6 | 0.0049% |
| 1897 | #721 | 10 | 0.0089% |
| 1896 | #822 | 9 | 0.0075% |
| 1894 | #950 | 7 | 0.0060% |
| 1893 | #613 | 12 | 0.0107% |
| 1892 | #950 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1890 | #990 | 6 | 0.0054% |
| 1889 | #1,106 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1888 | #606 | 12 | 0.0099% |
| 1887 | #818 | 7 | 0.0069% |
| 1886 | #1,100 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1885 | #763 | 8 | 0.0074% |
| 1884 | #758 | 8 | 0.0070% |
| 1882 | #609 | 11 | 0.0097% |
| 1881 | #863 | 6 | 0.0060% |
| 1880 | #567 | 12 | 0.0109% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Webb Shapes Your Personality and Life?
To express itself, you must follow the divine law of love. You have great persistence and hate to give up. You are a good mixer, charming, magnetic and intuitive. The spirituality is the key to success. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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