Boys' name · peaked in 1930
Gilbert name popularity since 1925
107,188 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Gilbert. Half of them were born in 1954 or earlier, so the typical Gilbert is about 72 years old in 2026. Gilbert peaked in 1930 as the #90 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 107,188
- Named Gilbert, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1930
- #90 for boys that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,330 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 541 girls · 106,647 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 6.80× its national share
Peak year is the year Gilbert made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Gilbert births per year, 1925–2025
1930 was the biggest year for Gilbert both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 2007 and 2012, Gilbert's share of baby boys fell by 37%, from 1 in 5,980 to 1 in 9,440.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Gilbert's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Gilbert.
Decade by decade
Babies named Gilbert in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 56 | 9,517 | – |
| 1930s | 108 | 17,746 | #111 |
| 1940s | 74 | 17,353 | #130 |
| 1950s | 79 | 18,852 | #154 |
| 1960s | 90 | 14,426 | #189 |
| 1970s | 77 | 9,065 | #235 |
| 1980s | 46 | 7,575 | #297 |
| 1990s | 11 | 5,420 | #453 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,614 | #599 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,139 | #980 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 940 | #1,330 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
32.3% of babies named Gilbert from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Gilbert is most popular
The index compares Gilbert's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Gilbert.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 6.80× | 3,904 |
| Hawaii | 3.11× | 1,008 |
| Arizona | 2.80× | 3,766 |
| Texas | 2.12× | 17,287 |
| Colorado | 1.87× | 2,392 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Gilbert's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Gilbert.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Gilbert (1930).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data