Boy name Germanic origin

Gilbert

GIL-buhrt · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Bright pledge
Language
Germanic
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
English · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1394
2024 births134
Peak year1930
First appeared1880
Total US births129,999
1930 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
GilBertGibby
Alternate spellings
Gilburt
In other languages
GilbertoGisbert

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Gilbert Gottfried
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