Hibo
Hibo is a name with a single cultural origin: Somali.
- Somali
Meaning & Origin of Hibo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hibo is a name with a single cultural origin: Somali.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Somali
The Story of Hibo
Hibo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1998, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 9 Hibos were born — ranking #10,859 that year. As of 2026, Hibo ranks #15,244 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 90 Hibos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hibo
Hibo is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 90 births in the dataset. Hibo's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #10,859. Use the chart and map above to compare Hibo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.