Bibiano
A masculine name of unknown origin, potentially Latin.
Name Census estimates that about 9 living Americans carry the first name Bibiano. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Bibiano today is around 62 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Bibiano births was 1929 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Bibiano. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Bibiano. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
9
~ 1 in 38,083,815 Americans
Peak year
1929
5 babies that year
Average age
62
years old
1970 SSA rank
#4,796
Tracked since 1929
Census
Bibiano in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 297 people with the first name Bibiano, which placed it at #29,680 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#29,680
National first-name rank
People counted
297
297 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
88.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Bibiano
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Bibiano is Hispanic at 88.6%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (8.8%) and White (1.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Bibiano described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Bibiano at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino88.6% · 263
- Asian and Pacific Islander8.8% · 26
- White1.3% · 4
- Black or African American1.3% · 4
Popularity
Bibiano: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Bibiano from the 1920s through to the 1970s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 5 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bibiano by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Bibiano during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Bibiano
The name Bibiano is of Latin origin, derived from the Roman family name Vibianus, which itself comes from the Latin word "vibius," meaning a type of mallet or hammer used in construction. It is believed to have first emerged in the ancient Roman Empire, around the 1st century AD.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Bibiano can be found in the Acts of the Martyrs, a collection of ancient Christian texts detailing the lives and deaths of early Christian martyrs. These texts mention a Saint Bibianus, a deacon who was martyred during the reign of the Roman Emperor Julian the Apostate in the 4th century AD.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Bibiano was relatively uncommon, but it did appear in various historical records and chronicles. One notable figure was Bibiano Segni, an Italian Renaissance scholar and humanist who lived from 1437 to 1511. He served as a professor of philosophy and rhetoric at the University of Rome and was known for his translations of ancient Greek texts.
In the 16th century, the name gained some prominence in Spain and Portugal. One of the most famous individuals with this name was Bibiano Fernandes Pinto, a Portuguese explorer and writer who lived from 1509 to 1599. He is best known for his memoir, "Peregrinação" (The Travels), which recounts his adventures and travels across Asia and Africa.
Another notable figure was Bibiano José Gaspar Rodríguez, a Venezuelan military officer and politician who played a key role in the Venezuelan War of Independence against Spanish colonial rule. He lived from 1783 to 1853 and served as President of Venezuela from 1842 to 1846.
In more recent times, one of the most famous individuals with the name Bibiano was Bibiano Fernández, a Spanish professional boxer who competed in the featherweight and lightweight divisions. He was born in 1945 and won several European and world championship titles during his career in the 1960s and 1970s.
While the name Bibiano is not as common today as it once was, it has a rich historical legacy, particularly in Latin and Catholic cultures, where it has been associated with religious figures, scholars, explorers, and notable public figures throughout the centuries.
People
Bibiano + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Bibiano as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Bibiano: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bibiano?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 9 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Bibiano going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 38,083,815 US residents.
Is Bibiano a common name?
We classify Bibiano as "Very Rare". It ranks above 25.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 15 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Bibiano most popular?
The single biggest year for Bibiano was 1929, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Bibiano is about 62 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Bibiano in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 297 people with the name Bibiano, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #29,680 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Bibiano in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Bibiano?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Bibiano appears almost entirely male. Of the 291 people counted with this name, 99.3% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Bibiano?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Bibiano is Hispanic at 88.6%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (8.8%) and White (1.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Bibiano most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Bibiano in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.6% (263 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Bibiano in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Bibiano a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Bibiano in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Bibiano still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Bibiano in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Bibiano can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Bibiano as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.