Name
GILBERT

Name GILBERT

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 317,437 births of Gilbert in the countries below, which represents an average of 2,235 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 174 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 :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:
FR France
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 7 letters including 2 vowels and 5 consonants

Gilbert in Japanese *

Romajigirubaato
Katakanaギルバート
Hiraganaぎるばーと
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Gilbert in Japanese
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Gilbert in sign language

Gilbert in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Gilbert

US English
Etymology src :
  • From Old French Gislebert, from Proto-Germanic *Gīslaberhtaz, from *gīslaz (“pledge”) +‎ *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), from Proto-Celtic *Gēstloberxtos.
Etymology src :
  • Named after William Gilbert (astronomer).
Noun src :
  • gilbert (plural gilberts)
  • The CGS unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
Pronunciation src :
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪlbɚt/
Pronunciation src :
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪlbɚt/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪlbət/
  • Hyphenation: gil‧bert
FR French
Etymology src :
  • From Old French Gislebert, from Proto-Germanic *Gīslaberhtaz, from *gīslaz (“pledge”) +‎ *berhtaz (“bright, famous”).
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ʒil.bɛʁ/
Proper noun src :
  • Gilbert m
  • a male given name, equivalent to English Gilbert
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • female given name: Gilberte
DE German
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɪlbɐt/
  • IPA(key): /ʒɪlˈbɛːɐ̯/
  • Hyphenation: Gil‧bert
Proper noun src :
  • Gilbert
  • a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Gilbert
 

Popularity of the name Gilbert

Number of GILBERT births per year

Total births of Gilbert by country

Births with the first name Gilbert
Country
Boys
Girls
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
180,104
113
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
125,621
22
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
3,261
0
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
2,732
0
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
1,820
0
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
1,389
0
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
555
0
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
516
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
291
2
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
231
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
147
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
141
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
108
0
SESweden
1998 - 2022
107
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
104
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
47
0
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
45
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
24
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
24
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
17
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
11
0
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
5
0

Total births of Gilbert by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Gilbert
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
2022
96
0
DEGermany
2022
25
0
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
22
0
ONOntario
2019
11
0
PLPoland
2022
7
0
SESweden
2022
5
0
DKDenmark
2022
3
0
ATAustria
2021
1
0
ABAlberta
2022
1
0
QCQuebec
2022
1
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
1
0
CLChili
2021
1
0

Comments on the name Gilbert

Personalities with the first name Gilbert

There are 203 personalities with the first name Gilbert


G. K. Chesterton
src

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


Gilbert Gottfried
src

United states of america
Actor Television actor Podcaster


Gilbert Du Motier De La Fayette
src

United states of america France
Politician Military officer Aristocrat


Gilbert Lewis
(Gilbert Newton Lewis) src

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


Gilbert Bécaud
(François Gilbert Léopold Silly) src

France
Actor Composer Singer Pianist Singer-songwriter


Gilbert Ryle
src

United kingdom
Philosopher


Gilbert Arenas
src

United states of america
Basketball player Blogger


Gilbert Baker
src

United states of america
Artist Designer Lgbtiq+ rights activist


Gilbert Stuart
(Gilbert Charles Stuart) src

United states of america
Painter


George Gilbert Scott
src

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 568 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 B. Combs
Gilbert Melki
Gilbert Von Sohlern
Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Lawrence Kaan
Gilbert Stafford
Gilbert Montagné
Gilbert Baker
Gilbert Lévy
Gilbert Sicotte
Gilbert Laffaille
Gilbert Stein
Gilbert Patenaude
Gilbert O'sullivan
Gilbert Roussel
Gilbert Adair
Gilbert Prousch
Gilbert Derush
Gilbert Price

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)
RankCountryYear
#463PL Poland2022
#803DK Denmark2022
#848ON Ontario2019
#980SE Sweden2022
#1241GB United Kingdom2021
#1294US United State of America2022
#1380DE Germany2022
#4365AT Austria2021
#4958CH Switzerland2021
#5189CL Chili2021
#5879AB Alberta2022
#7754QC Quebec2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name GILBERT (female) births over the last year available in each country