Name

Name GILBERT

Between 1880 and 2019 there were 317,120 births of Gilbert in the countries below, which represents an average of 2,281 births of children bearing the first name Gilbert per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 220 births.

Other languages :
En Français

Prénom Gilbert
In Italiano

Nome Gilbert

Variation : Gill

Information about the first name Gilbert

We celebrate Gilbert on s February 4th, June 7th

The first name Gilbert is listed in our categories :

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The first name Gilbert has been assigned to:

99.96% to boys
0.04% to girls

The country where the first name Gilbert is the most common is:

France

This first name is on trend: Male

This first name has 7 letters including 2 vowels and 5 consonants

Gilbert in Japanese ^*

Romaji	girubaato
Katakana	ギルバート
Hiragana	ぎるばーと
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
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Gilbert in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Gilbert

English

Etymology

From Old French, from Proto-Germanic *Gīslaberhtaz, from *gīslaz (“pledge”) +‎ *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), from Proto-Celtic *Gēstloberxtos. See Saint Gilbert.

Etymology

Named after William Gilbert (astronomer).

Noun

gilbert (plural gilberts)
The CGS unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪlbɚt/

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪlbɚt/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪlbət/
Hyphenation: gil‧bert

Proper noun

Gilbert
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
1605 William Camden, Remains Concerning Britain, John Russell Smith, 1870, p.81:
Gilbert - - - because it is written in Dooms-day book Gislebert, I judge it rather to signifie Bright or brave pledge - - - .So it is a well fitting name for children which are the only sweet pledges and pawns of love between man and wife.
A surname.

Proper noun (Derived terms)

Gibb
Gibbs
Gibson
Gilbertson

French

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ʒil.bɛʁ/

Proper noun

Gilbert ?
A male given name, equivalent to English Gilbert.

Proper noun (Related terms)

female given name: Gilberte

German

Proper noun

Gilbert
A male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Gilbert.

Popularity of the name Gilbert

Number of GILBERT births per year

Popularity of the name Gilbert

Total births of Gilbert by country

		Births with the first name Gilbert
Country		Boys Girls
	France 1900 - 2019	180,100 113
	United State of America 1880 - 2019	125,320 22
	Switzerland 1912 - 2019	3,468 0
	Ontario 1913 - 2018	2,721 0
	Brazil 1930 - 2010	1,820 0
	New Zealand 1900 - 2019	1,389 0
	British Columbia 1919 - 2019	555 0
	United Kingdom 1996 - 2019	479 0
	Quebec 1980 - 2019	285 2
	Denmark 1985 - 2019	209 0
	Australia 1944 - 2019	147 0
	Austria 1984 - 2018	138 0
	Alberta 1980 - 2019	102 0
	Sweden 1998 - 2019	92 0
	Argentina 1922 - 2015	47 0
	Poland 2000 - 2019	27 0
	Ireland 1964 - 2019	24 0
	Italy 1999 - 2018	23 0
	Czechoslovakia 1900 - 2016	17 0
	Germany 2000 - 2018	15 0
	Belgium 1995 - 2019	5 0

Popularity of the name Gilbert

Total births of Gilbert by country (last available year)

		Births with the first name Gilbert
Country		Boys Girls
	United State of America 2019	129 0
	Brazil 2010	30 0
	United Kingdom 2019	21 0
	Sweden 2019	10 0
	Poland 2019	7 0
	Ontario 2018	6 0
	Quebec 2019	4 0
	Alberta 2019	3 0
	Switzerland 2019	3 0
	Denmark 2019	3 0
	France 2019	3 0
	Germany 2018	1 0

Comments on the name Gilbert

Personalities with the first name Gilbert

There are 169 personalities with the first name Gilbert

G. K. Chesterton

United kingdom British empire
Writer Poet Playwright Screenwriter Illustrator Biographer Journalist Philosopher Detective writer Essayist Literary historian Opinion journalist Novelist Autobiographer

Gilbert Gottfried

United states of america
Actor Television actor Podcaster

Gilbert Du Motier De La Fayette

United states of america France
Politician Military officer Aristocrat

Gilbert Lewis (Gilbert Newton Lewis)

United states of america
Physicist Chemist University teacher Non-fiction writer

Gilbert Bécaud (François Gilbert Léopold Silly)

France
Actor Composer Singer Pianist Singer-songwriter

Gilbert Ryle

United kingdom
Philosopher

Gilbert Arenas

United states of america
Basketball player Blogger

Gilbert Baker

United states of america
Artist Designer Lgbtiq+ rights activist

Gilbert Stuart (Gilbert Charles Stuart)

United states of america
Painter

George Gilbert Scott

United kingdom of great britain and ireland
Architect

There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Gilbert
Full list of personalities with the first name Gilbert

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Gilbert

There are 551 actors and actresses with the first name Gilbert

Gilbert Leal

Gilbert Trejo

Gilbert Arenas

Gilbert J. Menchaca

Gilbert Martinez

Gilbert Cosme

Gilbert Quintana

Gilbert Rosales

Gilbert Nash

Gilbert Lachance

Gilbert Giles

Gilbert Melki

Gilbert Von Sohlern

Gilbert Gottfried

Gilbert Stafford

Gilbert Montagné

Gilbert Baker

Gilbert Lévy

Gilbert Sicotte

Gilbert Laffaille

Gilbert Stein

Gilbert O'sullivan

Gilbert Roussel

Gilbert Adair

Gilbert Prousch

Gilbert Price

Gilbert Lewis

Gilbert O. Parra

Gilbert Comptois

Gilbert Chénier

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Gilbert
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Gilbert

Rankings of first name GILBERT by country

Country ranking (boys)
Rank	Country	Year
#376	Poland	2019
#629	Sweden	2019
#701	Switzerland	2019
#791	Denmark	2019
#879	Quebec	2019
#1095	United State of America	2019
#1244	United Kingdom	2019
#1265	Alberta	2019
#1360	Ontario	2018
#2096	Brazil	2010
#5861	France	2019
#7115	Germany	2018