Names / Boy names
Gilbert
Current rank
#1,330
and easing
All-time peak
#90
in 1930
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
130,800
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #90 in 1930 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Gilbert enters U.S. records in 1880. Its strongest year was 1930, at #90 nationally. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. More than 130,800 children have been given the name overall.