boys' name ★ peaked 1993

Gilberto

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #1,521 Trend ↓ Falling 21%
Rank 2025
#1,521
among boys · ↓88 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
114
named Gilberto · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,983
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1993
559 babies
All-time total
28,700
#697 all-time among boys
First recorded
1903
in Social Security records

Gilberto popularity over time

28,700 babies have been named Gilberto since 1903, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – 26 26 3 – #1,054
1910s – 324 324 32 +1146% #768
1920s – 1,069 1,069 107 +230% #452
1930s 6 1,219 1,225 123 +15% #468
1940s – 1,397 1,397 140 +14% #457
1950s – 1,888 1,888 189 +35% #499
1960s 10 2,886 2,896 290 +53% #421
1970s 15 3,619 3,634 363 +25% #386
1980s 17 4,031 4,048 405 +11% #383
1990s 10 5,074 5,084 508 +26% #416
2000s – 4,361 4,361 436 -14% #480
2010s – 1,987 1,987 199 -54% #784
2020s (to 2025) – 761 761 127 -36% #1,189

Where Gilberto is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 110 0.06 outside top 500
2027 107 0.06 outside top 500
2028 105 0.06 outside top 500
2029 103 0.06 outside top 500
2030 101 0.06 outside top 500

Where Gilberto is most popular

Boys named Gilberto per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.069 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, Arizona, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Gilberto born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 199 0.226 +226%
Arizona 27 0.165 +138%
California 150 0.164 +137%
Florida 25 0.053 -24%
Indiana 5 0.031 -55%
Washington 5 0.031 -56%
North Carolina 6 0.023 -66%
Illinois 6 0.023 -66%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Gilberto

Gilberto is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,521 in 2025 with 114 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1903, 28,700 American babies have been named Gilberto. Its peak came in 1993, when 559 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Gilberto stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Gilberto?

The median living Gilberto is about 35 years old; half are between 23 and 52. An estimated 24 thousand people named Gilberto are alive in the United States today.

median 35 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Gilberto year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 114 #1,521
2024 – – 127 #1,433
2023 – – 106 #1,633
2022 – – 120 #1,510
2021 – – 132 #1,387
2020 – – 162 #1,189
2019 – – 147 #1,273
2018 – – 146 #1,260
2017 – – 155 #1,198
2016 – – 180 #1,092
2015 – – 189 #1,053
2014 – – 200 #1,021
2013 – – 211 #944
2012 – – 230 #904
2011 – – 249 #857
2010 – – 280 #784
2009 – – 330 #718
2008 – – 361 #670
2007 – – 424 #596
2006 – – 454 #553
2005 – – 458 #530
2004 – – 439 #537
2003 – – 490 #501
2002 – – 434 #522
2001 – – 481 #484
2000 – – 490 #480
1995 – – 495 #455
1990 – – 515 #432
1985 5 #11,232 365 #449
1980 – – 416 #397
1975 – – 343 #419
1970 5 #8,417 341 #443
1965 – – 281 #466
1960 – – 253 #496
1955 – – 173 #563
1950 – – 143 #566
1945 – – 168 #457
1940 – – 108 #574
1935 – – 112 #546
1930 – – 138 #507
1925 – – 101 #631
1920 – – 80 #726
1915 – – 40 #1,003
1910 – – 9 #1,149
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Gilberto

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Gilberto Silva Gilberto Silva Brazilian footballer (born 1976) Contemporary
  2. 2 Gilberto Gil Gilberto Gil Brazilian musician and politician (born 1942) Contemporary
  3. 3 Gilberto Brazilian footballer b. 1976 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Gilberto Freyre Gilberto Freyre Brazilian scholar, writer, and politician (1900–1987) Contemporary
  5. 5 Gilberto Simoni Gilberto Simoni Italian cyclist (born 1971) Contemporary
  6. 6 Gilberto Gilberto Brazilian footballer b. 1993 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Gilberto Macena Brazilian footballer (born 1984) Contemporary
  8. 8 Gilberto Martínez Gilberto Martínez Costa Rican footballer (born 1979) Contemporary
  9. 9 Gilberto Agustoni Gilberto Agustoni Swiss Catholic prelate 1922–2017 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Gilberto Gilberto Angolan footballer (born 1982) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Gilberto, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Gilberto?

The median living Gilberto is about 35 years old. Half of all living Gilbertos are between 23 and 52 years old.

How many people named Gilberto are alive today?

An estimated 24 thousand people named Gilberto are alive in the United States, based on 28,700 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Gilberto in 2025?

Gilberto ranked #1,521 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 114 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Gilberto?

28,700 babies have been named Gilberto in the United States since 1903, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Gilberto most popular?

Gilberto peaked in 1993, when 559 newborns received the name.

Is Gilberto a boy or girl name?

Gilberto is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Gilberto rising or falling?

Gilberto is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Gilberto become more popular?

Gilberto is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 101 boys named Gilberto in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Gilberto?

Well-known people named Gilberto include Gilberto Silva (soccer player), Gilberto Gil (musician), Gilberto (soccer player).

Names like Gilberto

Names that sound and feel close to Gilberto: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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