as a First Name
Old French name of Germanic (Frankish) origin, derived from gisil ‘pledge’ + berht ‘bright, famous’. It was adopted by the Normans and introduced by them to Britain. This was the name of the founder of the only native British religious order (abolished at the Dissolution of the Monasteries), St Gilbert of Sempringham (?1083–1189), in whose honour it is still sometimes bestowed, especially among Roman Catholics. It gained a wider currency in the 19th century.
| 499th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Gilberto, Gilberta, Gilberte, Gilberth, Gilberthe, Gilbertha, Gilbreath, Gilbretta, Gilburt, Gilberetta
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 89,003
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 119,693
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- New Mexico
- has the most people named Gilbert per capita
- 1930
- marked the height of its popularity
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99.98%
51%
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34%
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9%
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6%
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