Gilman vs Gilbert

Side-by-side comparison of Gilman and Gilbert - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Gilman

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Name B

Gilbert

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Metric Gilman Gilbert
Current Rank Unranked #1387
Total Births (all years) 935 130,148
Peak Year 1918 1930
Peak Year Births 34 2,119
Peak Decade 1920s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1887 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Gilman Gilbert
1880s 6 957
1890s - 1,215
1900s 12 1,822
1910s 188 10,791
1920s 206 18,233
1930s 182 17,746
1940s 183 17,353
1950s 92 18,852
1960s 55 14,426
1970s - 9,065
1980s 5 7,575
1990s 6 5,420
2000s - 3,614
2010s - 2,139
2020s - 940

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gilman Gilbert
2014 - 241
2015 - 211
2016 - 215
2017 - 196
2018 - 166
2019 - 175
2020 - 164
2021 - 159
2022 - 162
2023 - 175
2024 - 135
2025 - 145

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1887–1993.

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