Gilberto

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Gilberto is the Iberian and Italian version of the originally Norman-French given name Gilbert, used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages. In Galician, it's spelled Xilberto or Xilberte. Gilbert is ultimately derived from the Germanic words gisel and beraht.

From Wikipedia

Gilberto first appears in the data in 1903 and has been recorded in 119 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1993 with 559 babies (rank #416 that year). In 2024 it was given to 126 boys (rank #1,436). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gilberto

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

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.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.

28,584

Total babies (all years)

119

Years in the data

559

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Gilberto

Gilberto Silvaassociation football player · b. 1976
Gilberto Giljazz guitarist · b. 1942
Gilberto Ribeiro Gonçalvesassociation football player · b. 1980
Gilberto Carlos Nascimentoassociation football player · b. 1966
Gilberto da Silva Meloassociation football player · b. 1976

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1903	6	#1,064
1907	6	#1,254
1908	8	#1,054
1909	6	#1,351
1910	9	#1,149
1911	9	#1,226
1912	23	#952
1913	23	#1,058
1914	38	#888
1915	40	#1,003
1916	35	#1,104
1917	34	#1,155
1918	42	#1,044
1919	71	#768
1920	80	#726
1921	74	#782
1922	81	#733
1923	106	#617
1924	91	#684
1925	101	#631
1926	115	#575
1927	107	#605
1928	177	#452
1929	137	#504
1930	138	#507
1931	147	#468
1932	141	#483
1933	106	#556
1934	118	#544
1935	112	#546
1936	118	#525
1937	123	#521
1938	110	#556
1939	106	#557
1940	108	#574
1941	97	#610
1942	130	#540
1943	142	#531
1944	103	#607
1945	168	#457
1946	139	#543
1947	176	#513
1948	157	#531
1949	177	#497
1950	142	#568
1951	173	#520
1952	178	#524
1953	196	#499
1954	175	#551
1955	173	#563
1956	202	#525
1957	216	#527
1958	218	#521
1959	215	#536
1960	252	#496
1961	259	#490
1962	302	#460
1963	280	#474
1964	285	#469
1965	281	#466
1966	291	#451
1967	292	#441
1968	292	#449
1969	352	#421
1970	341	#443
1971	364	#423
1972	343	#430
1973	375	#402
1974	403	#386
1975	343	#419
1976	360	#410
1977	374	#403
1978	355	#415
1979	361	#419
1980	416	#397
1981	446	#383
1982	379	#429
1983	392	#412
1984	368	#437
1985	365	#449
1986	365	#458
1987	354	#469
1988	450	#427
1989	496	#420
1990	515	#432
1991	528	#426
1992	530	#422
1993	559	#416
1994	541	#425
1995	495	#455
1996	470	#460
1997	453	#476
1998	498	#450
1999	485	#471
2000	490	#480
2001	481	#484
2002	434	#522
2003	490	#501
2004	439	#537
2005	458	#530
2006	454	#553
2007	424	#596
2008	361	#670
2009	330	#718
2010	280	#784
2011	249	#857
2012	229	#904
2013	211	#944
2014	200	#1,021
2015	189	#1,051
2016	180	#1,092
2017	155	#1,198
2018	146	#1,260
2019	147	#1,272
2020	162	#1,189
2021	132	#1,387
2022	120	#1,509
2023	106	#1,633
2024	126	#1,436