Gilberto
Gilberto was the 1521st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 114 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 383rd; the most babies were born in 1993 (559). Over the last ten years it has moved down 468 places. More babies were named Gilberto in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning "bright pledge" · Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Germanic
Say it hil-BAIR-toh /hilˈbɛrtoʊ/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,521 boys, down 332 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 114boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1993559 babies
- Total since 1880
- 28,700babies recorded
What does the name Gilberto mean?
Gilberto is the Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Gilbert, a Germanic name from gīsal, "pledge, hostage", and berht, "bright". DMNES records saints named Gilbert in France, England and Scotland and the English pet forms Gib and Gibbon. In the US Gilberto was most common in the 1990s.
gīsal (Old High German, “pledge, hostage”)beraht (Old High German, “bright”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Gilbert, Gil, Beto, Gilberte.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean light.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Gilberto', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Gilbert', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Gilberto', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Nicknames for Gilberto
The usual nicknames for Gilberto are Gil and Beto. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Gilberto in the last five years, 20 were named Gil, against 10 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gil · also for Gilbert | Traditional | #4,917 | 118 |
| Beto · also for Roberto, Alberto | Traditional | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Gilbertos go by each one.
Gilberto popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 58 since 1938.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,521 | 114 |
| 2020 | #1,189 | 162 |
| 2010 | #784 | 280 |
| 2000 | #480 | 490 |
| 1990 | #432 | 515 |
| 1980 | #397 | 416 |
| 1970 | #443 | 341 |
| 1960 | #496 | 253 |
| 1950 | #566 | 143 |
| 1940 | #574 | 108 |
| 1930 | #507 | 138 |
| 1920 | #726 | 80 |
| 1910 | #1,149 | 9 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gilberto, counting every spelling?
Gilberto has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,437 for boys in 2025, against #1,521 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Gilberto?
114 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gilberto (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Gilberto born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 74 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gilberto.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gilberto?
About 23,300 people born in the US named Gilberto are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 24 and 52. That makes Gilberto mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Gilberto by state
How common Gilberto was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (3.3×), Arizona (2.4×), California (2.4×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gilberto: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gilberto, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Gilberto · Sibling names for Gilberto
Questions about the name Gilberto
What does Gilberto mean?
Gilberto means “"bright pledge"” (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Germanic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Gilberto?
Gilberto was the 1521st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 114 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 383rd; the most babies were born in 1993 (559). Over the last ten years it has moved down 468 places. More babies were named Gilberto in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Gilberto a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Gilberto in the US.
Where is Gilberto most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gilberto was most common in Texas (0.23 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arizona and California.