Gilbert
Last seen for girls in 1991 at #11,509 · #1,328 for boys in 2025, 145 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1930 · 2,119 births
- Debut · boys
- 101 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 10 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 130,148since 1880
Gilbert over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,328 | 145 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,387 | 135 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,172 | 175 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,217 | 162 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,215 | 159 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,172 | 164 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,118 | 175 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,154 | 166 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,025 | 196 | |
| 2016 | — | #958 | 215 | |
| 2015 | — | #977 | 211 | |
| 2014 | — | #893 | 241 | |
| 2013 | — | #889 | 234 | |
| 2012 | — | #989 | 201 | |
| 2011 | — | #869 | 242 | |
| 2010 | — | #829 | 258 | |
| 2009 | — | #801 | 278 | |
| 2008 | — | #731 | 316 | |
| 2007 | — | #684 | 347 | |
| 2006 | — | #661 | 347 | |
| 2005 | — | #599 | 378 | |
| 2004 | — | #560 | 409 | |
| 2003 | — | #597 | 361 | |
| 2002 | — | #593 | 351 | |
| 2001 | — | #536 | 408 | |
| 2000 | — | #527 | 419 | |
| 1999 | — | #508 | 419 | |
| 1998 | — | #507 | 420 | |
| 1997 | — | #481 | 448 | |
| 1996 | — | #467 | 467 | |
| 1995 | — | #453 | 502 | |
| 1994 | — | #446 | 505 | |
| 1993 | — | #371 | 639 | |
| 1992 | — | #379 | 611 | |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #354 | 684 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #341 | 725 |
| 1989 | — | #340 | 677 | |
| 1988 | — | #313 | 710 | |
| 1987 | — | #290 | 738 | |
| 1986 | — | #273 | 781 | |
| 1985 | #5,678 | 12 | #296 | 687 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #268 | 776 |
| 1983 | — | #273 | 757 | |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #269 | 793 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #261 | 824 |
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 | #262 | 832 |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #267 | 778 |
| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 | #254 | 797 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #256 | 787 |
| 1976 | #5,601 | 10 | #243 | 826 |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #235 | 879 |
| 1974 | #5,360 | 10 | #234 | 886 |
| 1973 | #5,191 | 10 | #228 | 918 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #224 | 961 |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | #222 | 1,063 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #214 | 1,170 |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #216 | 1,107 |
| 1968 | #4,779 | 9 | #199 | 1,167 |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 | #191 | 1,267 |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 | #193 | 1,269 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #189 | 1,347 |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #183 | 1,515 |
| 1963 | #4,019 | 11 | #179 | 1,631 |
| 1962 | #4,011 | 11 | #184 | 1,625 |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #178 | 1,710 |
| 1960 | #3,688 | 12 | #175 | 1,788 |
| 1959 | #3,436 | 13 | #177 | 1,747 |
| 1958 | #4,520 | 8 | #169 | 1,814 |
| 1957 | #3,489 | 12 | #163 | 1,959 |
| 1956 | #3,910 | 10 | #159 | 1,957 |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #154 | 1,862 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #148 | 1,955 |
| 1953 | #3,687 | 10 | #148 | 1,913 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | #151 | 1,847 |
| 1951 | — | #142 | 1,917 | |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #144 | 1,881 |
| 1949 | #3,393 | 10 | #147 | 1,810 |
| 1948 | #2,974 | 12 | #145 | 1,868 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #146 | 1,877 |
| 1946 | — | #138 | 1,750 | |
| 1945 | #3,132 | 9 | #130 | 1,625 |
| 1944 | #2,946 | 10 | #127 | 1,649 |
| 1943 | #2,558 | 13 | #123 | 1,816 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #128 | 1,723 |
| 1941 | — | #117 | 1,704 | |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #124 | 1,531 |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #115 | 1,553 |
| 1938 | #2,225 | 14 | #116 | 1,596 |
| 1937 | — | #112 | 1,685 | |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #113 | 1,664 |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 | #111 | 1,683 |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | #106 | 1,775 |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | #104 | 1,704 |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 | #97 | 1,974 |
| 1931 | #2,427 | 12 | #92 | 1,993 |
| 1930 | #1,875 | 19 | #90 | 2,119 |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | #91 | 2,056 |
| 1928 | #2,623 | 12 | #96 | 2,048 |
| 1927 | #2,339 | 15 | #99 | 1,976 |
| 1926 | #2,708 | 12 | #101 | 1,781 |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | #105 | 1,656 |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 | #100 | 1,797 |
| 1923 | #2,465 | 14 | #102 | 1,704 |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | #100 | 1,748 |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | #103 | 1,704 |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | #97 | 1,763 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #102 | 1,592 |
| 1918 | #2,376 | 14 | #105 | 1,576 |
| 1917 | #2,693 | 11 | #105 | 1,510 |
| 1916 | #2,658 | 11 | #106 | 1,441 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #100 | 1,452 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #104 | 1,060 |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #103 | 868 |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | #115 | 649 |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | #103 | 369 |
| 1910 | — | #116 | 274 | |
| 1909 | — | #116 | 239 | |
| 1908 | — | #115 | 223 | |
| 1907 | — | #112 | 212 | |
| 1906 | — | #107 | 199 | |
| 1905 | — | #117 | 183 | |
| 1904 | #1,486 | 7 | #112 | 188 |
| 1903 | — | #135 | 138 | |
| 1902 | — | #115 | 166 | |
| 1901 | — | #131 | 129 | |
| 1900 | — | #146 | 145 | |
| 1899 | — | #145 | 107 | |
| 1898 | — | #126 | 143 | |
| 1897 | — | #134 | 121 | |
| 1896 | — | #131 | 129 | |
| 1895 | — | #128 | 132 | |
| 1894 | — | #116 | 139 | |
| 1893 | — | #124 | 122 | |
| 1892 | — | #133 | 120 | |
| 1891 | — | #152 | 86 | |
| 1890 | — | #124 | 116 | |
| 1889 | — | #137 | 105 | |
| 1888 | — | #141 | 109 | |
| 1887 | — | #127 | 102 | |
| 1886 | — | #154 | 91 | |
| 1885 | — | #172 | 77 | |
| 1884 | — | #140 | 100 | |
| 1883 | — | #133 | 92 | |
| 1882 | — | #157 | 88 | |
| 1881 | — | #132 | 92 | |
| 1880 | — | #134 | 101 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Gilbert was already there! It came in at #134, and was given to 101 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1889, when fewer than 110 boys a year got the name.
Where Gilbert is popular in 1988
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Texas#148 · 1 in 735
- Alaska#155 · 1 in 720
- New Mexico#167 · 1 in 817
- Arizona#195 · 1 in 1,133
- California#198 · 1 in 1,101
Best ever in a state: #12 in New Mexico, 1935.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #148 | 196 | 1 in 735 |
| Alaska | #155 | 6 | 1 in 720 |
| New Mexico | #167 | 14 | 1 in 817 |
| Arizona | #195 | 26 | 1 in 1,133 |
| California | #198 | 229 | 1 in 1,101 |
| New Jersey | #258 | 24 | 1 in 2,144 |
| Oklahoma | #308 | 8 | 1 in 2,592 |
| Colorado | #324 | 8 | 1 in 3,018 |
| New York | #335 | 44 | 1 in 2,948 |
| Connecticut | #352 | 5 | 1 in 4,341 |
| Massachusetts | #389 | 7 | 1 in 5,924 |
| Maryland | #423 | 6 | 1 in 5,110 |
| Alabama | #425 | 6 | 1 in 4,304 |
| Louisiana | #430 | 9 | 1 in 3,509 |
| Pennsylvania | #445 | 12 | 1 in 6,593 |
| Indiana | #466 | 6 | 1 in 6,465 |
| Washington | #467 | 6 | 1 in 5,433 |
| Florida | #479 | 17 | 1 in 4,969 |
| Illinois | #507 | 15 | 1 in 5,563 |
| North Carolina | #528 | 7 | 1 in 6,216 |
| Ohio | #665 | 6 | 1 in 12,819 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 59 spots since 2024 (#1,387 → #1,328)
- 156 spots since 2020 (#1,172 → #1,328)
- 351 spots since 2015 (#977 → #1,328)
- Biggest jump: 100 spots in 2013 (#989 → #889)
- Biggest drop: 120 spots in 2012 (#869 → #989)
Rise & fade · boys
50 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1930 at #90 (2,119 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 42 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 10 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 10 yrs · run 1927–1932
- Top 1,000: 137 yrs · run 1880–2016
Share of babies · boys
1 in 518
- Highest: 1 in 518 boys born in 1930 were named Gilbert (0.19%)
- Latest: 1 in 11,780 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 14.5% of all boys named Gilbert (18,852) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 957 | #127 (1887) | #143 |
| 1890s | 1,215 | #116 (1894) | #131 |
| 1900s | 1,822 | #107 (1906) | #121 |
| 1910s | 10,791 | #100 (1915) | #106 |
| 1920s | 18,233 | #91 (1929) | #99 |
| 1930s | 17,746 | #90 (1930) | #106 |
| 1940s | 17,353 | #117 (1941) | #133 |
| 1950s | 18,852 | #142 (1951) | #156 |
| 1960s | 14,426 | #175 (1960) | #189 |
| 1970s | 9,065 | #214 (1970) | #238 |
| 1980s | 7,575 | #261 (1981) | #285 |
| 1990s | 5,420 | #341 (1990) | #431 |
| 2000s | 3,614 | #527 (2000) | #629 |
| 2010s | 2,139 | #829 (2010) | #970 |
| 2020s | 940 | #1,172 (2023) | #1,249 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Gilbert in 1988
boys
#313
710 births · 1 in 2,696 boys
Top boys' names in 1988
More about 1988
boys
1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 2,696 of them was named Gilbert, which outranked 96.3% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Gilbert
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.