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Girl name

Gilberta

/dʒiˈlbɛɹtə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 1976

Gilberta has been given to about 559 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1917, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/dʒiˈlbɛɹtə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 203
Median age today82 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gilberta per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1917 · 24
  • Born in 20250
  • All time559

How popular is Gilberta?

Its best year was 1917, when 24 babies were given the name, ranking 1570th. The typical living American called Gilberta is about 82 years old today.

Names that sound like Gilberta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alberta0.76
  2. Roberta0.67
  3. Berta0.67
  4. Julieta0.59
  5. Violeta0.59
  6. Greta0.57
  7. Leta0.57
  8. Aleta0.57

Middle names for Gilberta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gilberta Rose0.85
  2. Gilberta Louise0.85
  3. Gilberta June0.84
  4. Gilberta Pearl0.84
  5. Gilberta Quinn0.84
  6. Gilberta Nell0.84

Sibling names for Gilberta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.74
  2. Winonasister · 0.73
  3. Cleoeither · 0.72
  4. Ilasister · 0.72
  5. Hughbrother · 0.68
  6. Archiebrother · 0.67

Where Gilberta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Gilberta White0.80
    2. Gilberta Reyes0.80
    3. Gilberta Nguyen0.80
    4. Gilberta Moore0.80
    5. Gilberta Lee0.80
    6. Gilberta Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Gilberta

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.