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Gilberta

Recorded 1897–1976 · United States

Gilberta was most popular in 1917, when 24 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,845 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 559 people named Gilberta.

Most popular in1917
Rank that year#2,845
Births that year24
Total since 1880559
Given to100% girls

Gilberta over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Gilberta’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gilberta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gilberta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 559 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org