Gilbert
Germanic gisil “pledge, hostage” plus beraht “bright.”
1930peak year
No. 90best rank (1930)
130,821babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Gilbert appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 10 different years between 1915 and 1932. Its biggest year was 1930, when 2,119 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 90 nationally. All told, 130,821 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 957 | No. 127 |
| 1890s | 1,215 | No. 116 |
| 1900s | 1,822 | No. 107 |
| 1910s | 10,791 | No. 100 |
| 1920s | 18,233 | No. 91 |
| 1930s | 17,746 | No. 90 |
| 1940s | 17,353 | No. 117 |
| 1950s | 18,852 | No. 142 |
| 1960s | 14,426 | No. 175 |
| 1970s | 9,065 | No. 214 |
| 1980s | 7,575 | No. 261 |
| 1990s | 5,420 | No. 341 |
| 2000s | 3,614 | No. 527 |
| 2010s | 2,139 | No. 829 |
| 2020s | 940 | No. 1172 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.