Gilbert

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Gilbert is a given name of Norman-French origin, itself from Germanic Gisilberht or Gisalberht. Original spellings included Gislebert, Guilbert and Gilebert.

From Wikipedia

Gilbert first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1930 with 2,119 babies (rank #90 that year). In 2024 it was given to 134 boys (rank #1,394). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gilbert

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Gilbert yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

130,672

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

2,119

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Anne of Green Gables: Gilbert Blythe — Anne's rival and eventual husband

Famous people named Gilbert

Gilbert Gottfriedstand-up comedian · b. 1955
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayettearmy officer · b. 1757
Gilbert N. Lewisnon-fiction writer · b. 1875
Gilbert Rylephilosopher · b. 1900
Gilbert Bécaudmusician · b. 1927

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	101	#134
1881	92	#133
1882	88	#157
1883	92	#136
1884	100	#140
1885	77	#172
1886	91	#154
1887	102	#127
1888	109	#141
1889	105	#137
1890	116	#125
1891	86	#153
1892	120	#133
1893	122	#124
1894	139	#116
1895	132	#128
1896	129	#131
1897	121	#135
1898	143	#127
1899	107	#145
1900	145	#146
1901	129	#131
1902	166	#115
1903	138	#137
1904	188	#112
1905	183	#117
1906	199	#107
1907	212	#112
1908	223	#116
1909	239	#116
1910	274	#116
1911	369	#103
1912	649	#115
1913	868	#103
1914	1,060	#104
1915	1,452	#100
1916	1,441	#106
1917	1,510	#105
1918	1,576	#105
1919	1,592	#102
1920	1,763	#97
1921	1,704	#103
1922	1,748	#100
1923	1,704	#102
1924	1,797	#100
1925	1,656	#105
1926	1,781	#101
1927	1,976	#99
1928	2,048	#96
1929	2,056	#91
1930	2,119	#90
1931	1,993	#92
1932	1,974	#97
1933	1,704	#104
1934	1,775	#106
1935	1,683	#111
1936	1,665	#113
1937	1,684	#112
1938	1,596	#116
1939	1,553	#115
1940	1,531	#124
1941	1,704	#117
1942	1,723	#128
1943	1,816	#123
1944	1,649	#127
1945	1,625	#130
1946	1,751	#138
1947	1,876	#146
1948	1,868	#145
1949	1,810	#147
1950	1,881	#144
1951	1,917	#142
1952	1,847	#151
1953	1,913	#148
1954	1,955	#148
1955	1,863	#154
1956	1,956	#160
1957	1,959	#163
1958	1,814	#169
1959	1,745	#177
1960	1,787	#175
1961	1,709	#178
1962	1,627	#184
1963	1,630	#179
1964	1,516	#183
1965	1,347	#189
1966	1,269	#193
1967	1,267	#191
1968	1,167	#199
1969	1,108	#217
1970	1,170	#214
1971	1,063	#222
1972	961	#224
1973	918	#228
1974	886	#234
1975	880	#235
1976	826	#244
1977	787	#256
1978	797	#254
1979	778	#267
1980	832	#262
1981	823	#263
1982	793	#269
1983	757	#273
1984	776	#268
1985	687	#297
1986	781	#273
1987	738	#290
1988	710	#313
1989	677	#340
1990	725	#341
1991	685	#354
1992	611	#379
1993	639	#371
1994	505	#446
1995	502	#453
1996	467	#467
1997	448	#481
1998	420	#508
1999	419	#508
2000	419	#527
2001	408	#536
2002	351	#594
2003	361	#597
2004	409	#560
2005	378	#598
2006	347	#662
2007	347	#684
2008	316	#731
2009	278	#802
2010	258	#829
2011	242	#869
2012	201	#991
2013	234	#890
2014	241	#895
2015	210	#985
2016	215	#958
2017	196	#1,026
2018	166	#1,154
2019	175	#1,121
2020	164	#1,174
2021	159	#1,215
2022	160	#1,229
2023	175	#1,173
2024	134	#1,394