Gilbert has been given to about 130,821 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1930, which makes it a interwar name.
Its best year was 1930, when 2,138 babies were given the name, ranking 90th. The typical living American called Gilbert is about 66 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.