Gilbert
A boys’ name of Germanic origin, meaning bright pledge; illustrious hostage.
How Gilbert has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #985 |
| 2016 | #964 |
Gilbert by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Gilbert. In the US, 194 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 2,117 babies in 1930, so it is a 1930s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gilbert. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Gilbert, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Patrickof noble birth; patrician375 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aryanoble; honorable; aryan2,201 in the US (2017)
- Bryanhigh, noble; a form of Brian1,827 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean an oath or promise
Like Gilbert, each of these has an oath or promise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gagepledge or security; surname used as given name1,044 in the US (2017)
- Gibsonson of Gilbert, bright pledge237 in the US (2017)
- Zyonpromised land; the promised city; a respelling of Zion186 in the US (2017)
- Zyionpromised land; a modern respelling of Zion87 in the US (2017)
- Izzygod is my oath; diminutive of Isabella23 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Gilbert
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