Gilbert is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1930 and has since faded.
Gilbert is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,330 for boy births in the United States (and #2,763 across all names), given to 145 babies. Gilbert first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1930 (2,119 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 145 | 145 | — | #1,330 |
| 2024 | 135 | 135 | — | #1,389 |
| 2023 | 175 | 175 | — | #1,174 |
| 2022 | 162 | 162 | — | #1,218 |
| 2021 | 159 | 159 | — | #1,216 |
| 2020 | 164 | 164 | — | #1,175 |
| 2019 | 175 | 175 | — | #1,121 |
| 2018 | 166 | 166 | — | #1,154 |
| 2017 | 196 | 196 | — | #1,026 |
| 2016 | 215 | 221 | — | #958 |
| 2015 | 211 | 211 | — | #980 |
| 2014 | 241 | 241 | — | #895 |
| 2013 | 234 | 234 | — | #891 |
| 2012 | 201 | 201 | — | #991 |
| 2011 | 242 | 242 | — | #869 |
| 2010 | 258 | 258 | — | #829 |
| 2009 | 278 | 283 | — | #802 |
| 2008 | 316 | 321 | — | #731 |
| 2007 | 347 | 353 | — | #684 |
| 2006 | 347 | 355 | — | #662 |
| 2005 | 378 | 391 | — | #599 |
| 2004 | 409 | 419 | — | #560 |
| 2003 | 361 | 370 | — | #597 |
| 2002 | 351 | 362 | — | #594 |
| 2001 | 408 | 417 | — | #536 |
| 2000 | 419 | 435 | — | #527 |
| 1999 | 419 | 434 | — | #508 |
| 1998 | 420 | 440 | — | #508 |
| 1997 | 448 | — | — | #481 |
| 1996 | 467 | — | — | #467 |
| 1995 | 502 | — | — | #453 |
| 1994 | 505 | — | — | #446 |
| 1993 | 639 | — | — | #371 |
| 1992 | 611 | — | — | #379 |
| 1991 | 690 | — | #12,022 | #354 |
| 1990 | 730 | — | #13,717 | #341 |
| 1989 | 677 | — | — | #340 |
| 1988 | 710 | — | — | #313 |
| 1987 | 738 | — | — | #290 |
| 1986 | 781 | — | — | #273 |
| 1985 | 699 | — | #5,777 | #297 |
| 1984 | 784 | — | #7,622 | #268 |
| 1983 | 757 | — | — | #273 |
| 1982 | 803 | — | #6,519 | #269 |
| 1981 | 831 | — | #8,413 | #261 |
| 1980 | 841 | — | #6,972 | #262 |
| 1979 | 788 | — | #6,350 | #267 |
| 1978 | 805 | — | #7,168 | #254 |
| 1977 | 792 | — | #10,129 | #256 |
| 1976 | 836 | — | #5,735 | #243 |
| 1975 | 885 | — | #8,334 | #235 |
| 1974 | 896 | — | #5,480 | #234 |
| 1973 | 928 | — | #5,302 | #228 |
| 1972 | 966 | — | #8,712 | #224 |
| 1971 | 1,070 | — | #6,844 | #222 |
| 1970 | 1,176 | — | #7,367 | #214 |
| 1969 | 1,113 | — | #6,908 | #217 |
| 1968 | 1,176 | — | #4,892 | #199 |
| 1967 | 1,278 | — | #4,130 | #191 |
| 1966 | 1,279 | — | #4,290 | #193 |
| 1965 | 1,354 | — | #5,468 | #189 |
| 1964 | 1,521 | — | #6,264 | #183 |
| 1963 | 1,642 | — | #4,106 | #179 |
| 1962 | 1,636 | — | #4,089 | #184 |
| 1961 | 1,717 | — | #5,489 | #178 |
| 1960 | 1,800 | — | #3,774 | #175 |
| 1959 | 1,760 | — | #3,502 | #177 |
| 1958 | 1,822 | — | #4,652 | #169 |
| 1957 | 1,971 | — | #3,547 | #163 |
| 1956 | 1,967 | — | #4,005 | #160 |
| 1955 | 1,868 | — | #5,431 | #154 |
| 1954 | 1,960 | — | #6,050 | #148 |
| 1953 | 1,923 | — | #3,797 | #148 |
| 1952 | 1,855 | — | #4,251 | #151 |
| 1951 | 1,917 | — | — | #142 |
| 1950 | 1,888 | — | #4,464 | #144 |
| 1949 | 1,820 | — | #3,468 | #147 |
| 1948 | 1,880 | — | #3,033 | #145 |
| 1947 | 1,882 | — | #5,608 | #146 |
| 1946 | 1,750 | — | — | #138 |
| 1945 | 1,634 | — | #3,227 | #130 |
| 1944 | 1,659 | — | #3,014 | #127 |
| 1943 | 1,829 | — | #2,605 | #123 |
| 1942 | 1,732 | — | #3,277 | #128 |
| 1941 | 1,704 | — | — | #117 |
| 1940 | 1,537 | — | #4,043 | #124 |
| 1939 | 1,559 | — | #3,946 | #115 |
| 1938 | 1,610 | — | #2,270 | #116 |
| 1937 | 1,685 | — | — | #112 |
| 1936 | 1,673 | — | #2,950 | #113 |
| 1935 | 1,694 | — | #2,627 | #111 |
| 1934 | 1,788 | — | #2,343 | #106 |
| 1933 | 1,714 | — | #2,754 | #104 |
| 1932 | 1,988 | — | #2,290 | #97 |
| 1931 | 2,005 | — | #2,478 | #92 |
| 1930 | 2,138 | — | #1,897 | #90 |
| 1929 | 2,063 | — | #3,826 | #91 |
| 1928 | 2,060 | — | #2,676 | #96 |
| 1927 | 1,991 | — | #2,376 | #99 |
| 1926 | 1,793 | — | #2,779 | #101 |
| 1925 | 1,666 | — | #3,203 | #105 |
| 1924 | 1,807 | — | #3,225 | #100 |
| 1923 | 1,718 | — | #2,523 | #102 |
| 1922 | 1,756 | — | #3,804 | #100 |
| 1921 | 1,712 | — | #3,806 | #103 |
| 1920 | 1,772 | — | #3,438 | #97 |
| 1919 | 1,598 | — | #4,478 | #102 |
| 1918 | 1,590 | — | #2,427 | #105 |
| 1917 | 1,521 | — | #2,767 | #105 |
| 1916 | 1,452 | — | #2,724 | #106 |
| 1915 | 1,463 | — | #2,600 | #100 |
| 1914 | 1,065 | — | #3,857 | #104 |
| 1913 | 874 | — | #2,982 | #103 |
| 1912 | 655 | — | #2,763 | #115 |
| 1911 | 375 | — | #2,303 | #103 |
| 1910 | 274 | — | — | #116 |
| 1909 | 239 | — | — | #116 |
| 1908 | 223 | — | — | #116 |
| 1907 | 212 | — | — | #112 |
| 1906 | 199 | — | — | #107 |
| 1905 | 183 | — | — | #117 |
| 1904 | 195 | — | #1,551 | #112 |
| 1903 | 138 | — | — | #137 |
| 1902 | 166 | — | — | #115 |
| 1901 | 129 | — | — | #131 |
| 1900 | 145 | — | — | #146 |
| 1899 | 107 | — | — | #145 |
| 1898 | 143 | — | — | #127 |
| 1897 | 121 | — | — | #135 |
| 1896 | 129 | — | — | #131 |
| 1895 | 132 | — | — | #128 |
| 1894 | 139 | — | — | #116 |
| 1893 | 122 | — | — | #124 |
| 1892 | 120 | — | — | #133 |
| 1891 | 86 | — | — | #153 |
| 1890 | 116 | — | — | #125 |
| 1889 | 105 | — | — | #137 |
| 1888 | 109 | — | — | #141 |
| 1887 | 102 | — | — | #127 |
| 1886 | 91 | — | — | #154 |
| 1885 | 77 | — | — | #172 |
| 1884 | 100 | — | — | #140 |
| 1883 | 92 | — | — | #136 |
| 1882 | 88 | — | — | #157 |
| 1881 | 92 | — | — | #133 |
| 1880 | 101 | — | — | #134 |