How popular is the name Jibril?

1,392 US babies were named Jibril between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2009.

What careers are people named Jibril over-represented in?

Among notable men who are footballers, Jibrils show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Jibril

Q: How common is the spelling Jibril?

The most common spelling: 57% of Jibrils use it.

Jibril. 1,392 US babies since 1940, peak 2009. Notable Jibrils are 1.4× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2009

1,392 US babies were named Jibril between 1940 and 2025.

Jibril around the world

Sweden: 134 babies since 1998, peak 2022, No. 347 in 2022
France: 3,730 babies since 1900, peak 2013, No. 447 in 2025
Belgium: 333 babies since 1995, peak 2022, No. 878 in 2025
England & Wales: 466 babies since 1996, peak 2024, No. 1,307 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Jibrils end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	1.4×	Low · 5 people
Basketball player	1.3×	Low · 2 people
Actor	1.0×	Low · 1 people
Politician	0.9×	Low · 1 people

Among notable men who are footballers, Jibrils show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 57% of Jibrils use it

Jibril 57%
Jibreel 43%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2009)