Is Gilbert a boy or girl name?
Gilbert is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 134 boys were named Gilbert, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 130,672 US babies named Gilbert were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,394
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gilbert since 1880
- 130,672
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 2,138 babies
Boys and girls named Gilbert, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 957 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 1,215 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,822 | 7 | 0.4% |
| 1910s | 10,791 | 76 | 0.7% |
| 1920s | 18,233 | 105 | 0.6% |
| 1930s | 17,746 | 108 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 17,353 | 74 | 0.4% |
| 1950s | 18,850 | 79 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 14,427 | 90 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 9,066 | 77 | 0.8% |
| 1980s | 7,574 | 46 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 5,421 | 11 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 3,614 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,138 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 792 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 134 | #1,394 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 175 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 160 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 159 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 164 | #1,174 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 175 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 166 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 196 | #1,026 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 215 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 210 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 241 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 234 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 201 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 242 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 258 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 278 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 316 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 347 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 347 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 378 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 409 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 361 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 351 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 408 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 419 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 419 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 420 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 448 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 467 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 502 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 505 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 639 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 611 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 685 | #354 | 6 | #12,022 |
| 1990 | 725 | #341 | 5 | #13,718 |
| 1989 | 677 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 710 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 738 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 781 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 687 | #297 | 12 | #5,777 |
| 1984 | 776 | #268 | 8 | #7,622 |
| 1983 | 757 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 793 | #269 | 10 | #6,518 |
| 1981 | 823 | #263 | 7 | #8,413 |
| 1980 | 832 | #262 | 9 | #6,972 |
| 1979 | 778 | #267 | 10 | #6,349 |
| 1978 | 797 | #254 | 8 | #7,168 |
| 1977 | 787 | #256 | 5 | #10,129 |
| 1976 | 826 | #244 | 10 | #5,735 |
| 1975 | 880 | #235 | 6 | #8,335 |
| 1974 | 886 | #234 | 10 | #5,480 |
| 1973 | 918 | #228 | 10 | #5,303 |
| 1972 | 961 | #224 | 5 | #8,712 |
| 1971 | 1,063 | #222 | 7 | #6,845 |
| 1970 | 1,170 | #214 | 6 | #7,366 |
| 1969 | 1,108 | #217 | 6 | #6,911 |
| 1968 | 1,167 | #199 | 9 | #4,891 |
| 1967 | 1,267 | #191 | 11 | #4,130 |
| 1966 | 1,269 | #193 | 10 | #4,290 |
| 1965 | 1,347 | #189 | 7 | #5,465 |
| 1964 | 1,516 | #183 | 6 | #6,263 |
| 1963 | 1,630 | #179 | 11 | #4,107 |
| 1962 | 1,627 | #184 | 11 | #4,088 |
| 1961 | 1,709 | #178 | 7 | #5,489 |
| 1960 | 1,787 | #175 | 12 | #3,773 |
| 1959 | 1,745 | #177 | 13 | #3,504 |
| 1958 | 1,814 | #169 | 8 | #4,651 |
| 1957 | 1,959 | #163 | 12 | #3,547 |
| 1956 | 1,956 | #160 | 10 | #4,004 |
| 1955 | 1,863 | #154 | 6 | #5,431 |
| 1954 | 1,955 | #148 | 5 | #6,050 |
| 1953 | 1,913 | #148 | 10 | #3,797 |
| 1952 | 1,847 | #151 | 8 | #4,251 |
| 1951 | 1,917 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 1,881 | #144 | 7 | #4,464 |
| 1949 | 1,810 | #147 | 10 | #3,468 |
| 1948 | 1,868 | #145 | 12 | #3,033 |
| 1947 | 1,876 | #146 | 5 | #5,608 |
| 1946 | 1,751 | #138 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 1,625 | #130 | 9 | #3,227 |
| 1944 | 1,649 | #127 | 10 | #3,014 |
| 1943 | 1,816 | #123 | 13 | #2,605 |
| 1942 | 1,723 | #128 | 9 | #3,277 |
| 1941 | 1,704 | #117 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 1,531 | #124 | 6 | #4,043 |
| 1939 | 1,553 | #115 | 6 | #3,946 |
| 1938 | 1,596 | #116 | 14 | #2,270 |
| 1937 | 1,684 | #112 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 1,665 | #113 | 9 | #2,949 |
| 1935 | 1,683 | #111 | 11 | #2,627 |
| 1934 | 1,775 | #106 | 13 | #2,343 |
| 1933 | 1,704 | #104 | 10 | #2,754 |
| 1932 | 1,974 | #97 | 14 | #2,290 |
| 1931 | 1,993 | #92 | 12 | #2,478 |
| 1930 | 2,119 | #90 | 19 | #1,897 |
| 1929 | 2,056 | #91 | 7 | #3,826 |
| 1928 | 2,048 | #96 | 12 | #2,676 |
| 1927 | 1,976 | #99 | 15 | #2,376 |
| 1926 | 1,781 | #101 | 12 | #2,779 |
| 1925 | 1,656 | #105 | 10 | #3,203 |
| 1924 | 1,797 | #100 | 10 | #3,225 |
| 1923 | 1,704 | #102 | 14 | #2,523 |
| 1922 | 1,748 | #100 | 8 | #3,804 |
| 1921 | 1,704 | #103 | 8 | #3,806 |
| 1920 | 1,763 | #97 | 9 | #3,438 |
| 1919 | 1,592 | #102 | 6 | #4,478 |
| 1918 | 1,576 | #105 | 14 | #2,427 |
| 1917 | 1,510 | #105 | 11 | #2,767 |
| 1916 | 1,441 | #106 | 11 | #2,724 |
| 1915 | 1,452 | #100 | 11 | #2,600 |
| 1914 | 1,060 | #104 | 5 | #3,857 |
| 1913 | 868 | #103 | 6 | #2,982 |
| 1912 | 649 | #115 | 6 | #2,763 |
| 1911 | 369 | #103 | 6 | #2,303 |
| 1910 | 274 | #116 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 239 | #116 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 223 | #116 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 212 | #112 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 199 | #107 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 183 | #117 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 188 | #112 | 7 | #1,551 |
| 1903 | 138 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 166 | #115 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 129 | #131 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 145 | #146 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 107 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 143 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 121 | #135 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 129 | #131 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 132 | #128 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 139 | #116 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 122 | #124 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 120 | #133 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 86 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 116 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 105 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 109 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 102 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 91 | #154 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 77 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 100 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 92 | #136 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 88 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 92 | #133 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 101 | #134 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gilbert reached #90 in 1930. As a girl name, it reached #1,551 in 1904. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gilbert
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.