Name
GILBERT

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 :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.
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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, from Proto-Germanic *Gīslaberhtaz, from *gīslaz (“pledge”) +‎ *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), from Proto-Celtic *Gēstloberxtos. See Saint Gilbert.
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
Proper noun src :
  • 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) src :
  • Gibb
  • Gibbs
  • Gibson
  • Gilbertson
FR French
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ʒil.bɛʁ/
Proper noun src :
  • Gilbert ?
  • A male given name, equivalent to English Gilbert.
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • female given name: Gilberte
DE German
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 - 2019
180,100
113
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2019
125,320
22
CHSwitzerland
1912 - 2019
3,468
0
ONOntario
1913 - 2018
2,721
0
BRBrazil
1930 - 2010
1,820
0
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2019
1,389
0
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2019
555
0
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2019
479
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2019
285
2
DKDenmark
1985 - 2019
209
0
AUAustralia
1944 - 2019
147
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2018
138
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2019
102
0
SESweden
1998 - 2019
92
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
47
0
PLPoland
2000 - 2019
27
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2019
24
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2018
23
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
17
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2018
15
0
BEBelgium
1995 - 2019
5
0

Total births of Gilbert by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Gilbert
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
2019
129
0
BRBrazil
2010
30
0
GBUnited Kingdom
2019
21
0
SESweden
2019
10
0
PLPoland
2019
7
0
ONOntario
2018
6
0
QCQuebec
2019
4
0
ABAlberta
2019
3
0
CHSwitzerland
2019
3
0
DKDenmark
2019
3
0
FRFrance
2019
3
0
DEGermany
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
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
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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 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)
RankCountryYear
#376PL Poland2019
#629SE Sweden2019
#701CH Switzerland2019
#791DK Denmark2019
#879QC Quebec2019
#1095US United State of America2019
#1244GB United Kingdom2019
#1265AB Alberta2019
#1360ON Ontario2018
#2096BR Brazil2010
#5861FR France2019
#7115DE Germany2018
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name GILBERT (female) births over the last year available in each country






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