Sibi

UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Transliteration of ச

Sibi has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 2005. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 2005, with 5 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 50% boys, 50% girls all-time.

Babies named Sibi, 2005

1 in 769,000

Sibi over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Sibi over time

In 2021, Sibi went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

20052021

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Sibi: meaning, origin, and history

Transliteration of ச

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Sibi means

Sibi is a transliteration of ச.

Origin, language, and formation

Sibi is used in English.

Sibi comes through Tamil சிபி.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include ச.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 5 boys were recorded with the name Sibi between 2005 and 2005. Its highest annual count was 5 in 2005; its best national rank was #13,058 in 2005.

In the United States, 5 girls were recorded with the name Sibi between 2021 and 2021. Its highest annual count was 5 in 2021; its best national rank was #17,340 in 2021.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Sibi?

Sibi had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2005, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2005: 1 in 769,000; 5 of 3,844,258 births
Among boys only: 1 in 399,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2005: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 532,928 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Sibi sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2005 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 532,928 children born in 2005 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Sibi. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Sibis were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Sibi was born before 2005 — so the typical Sibi is around 20 today.

Median birth year: 2005; About 20 years old
Biggest decade: 2000s; 100.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 5; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2000s — 100.0% of all recorded uses (5).

Is Sibi rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 2005 (5)
Years since peak: 20; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Not enough data; Too few years
Best rank ever: #13,058; 2005

Spellings of Sibi

Sibi is not the most common spelling — Sami is, with 19.6% against Sibi's 0.02%.

Sami19.6%5,303
Sid11.1%3,007
Shai9.1%2,469
Sir8.0%2,172
Kobi7.3%1,971
Sim7.1%1,933
Sire6.3%1,715
Sai6.3%1,696

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Sibi around the world

Where Sibi ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

South Australia
1987–2002
#606
in 2002

Popularity data from Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Sibi by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #13,058; 2005
Peak year: 2005; 5 that year
First recorded: 2005
Last recorded: 2005
All-time count: 5
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #17,340; 2021
Peak year: 2021; 5 that year
First recorded: 2021
Last recorded: 2021
All-time count: 5
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Sibi

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Sibley

Sibling names for Sibi

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Jaci Yahaira Pilar Anisa Jamya Yajaira Anjali Anneliese

For a brother

Braulio Johnpaul Jamarion Kenyon Paulo Yair Kadin Lavon

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