Gilbert Boy

How popular is Gilbert?

#1,328 boy name in 2025

145 baby boys were named Gilbert in the US in 2025, making it the 1328th most popular boy name.

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63,964living people named Gilbert (est.)
61median age of people named Gilbert
130,821babies named Gilbert since 1880
1 in 22,864US babies born in 2025

Gilbert popularity over time

01,2502,500 18801900192019401960198020002020

Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,328 for boys (▲ 59 from 2024)
Babies in 2025145 boys
10-year trendFalling (-31% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#977 in 2015, #1,172 in 2020
Peak year1930 (2,119 boys)
Highest rank#90 in 1930
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Gilbert is most popular

Babies named Gilbert per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Arizona: 0.3 per 1,000 (41 boys)
  2. New Mexico: 0.2 per 1,000 (6 boys)
  3. California: 0.1 per 1,000 (137 boys)
  4. Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (132 boys)
  5. Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (24 boys)

Gilbert by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s957#127
1890s1,215#116
1900s1,822#107
1910s10,791#100
1920s18,233#91
1930s17,746#90
1940s17,353#117
1950s18,852#142
1960s14,426#175
1970s9,065#214
1980s7,575#261
1990s5,420#341
2000s3,614#527
2010s2,139#829
2020s940#1,172

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Questions

Is Gilbert a boy or girl name?
Gilbert is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Gilbert were boys.
How popular is the name Gilbert?
145 baby boys were named Gilbert in the US in 2025, making it the 1328th most popular boy name.
When was Gilbert most popular?
Gilbert peaked in 1930, when 2,119 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #90 in 1930.
How many people are named Gilbert?
130,821 babies have been named Gilbert in the US since 1880. We estimate about 63,964 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 61.
Where is Gilbert most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Gilbert was most common in Arizona, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.