Girls' name · since 1897
Gilberta
Gilberta has 559 recorded births since 1897 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,054 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 559
- born since 1897
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gilberta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 559 recorded since 1897.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gilberta has been recorded 559 times among girls since 1897, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 1976.
- #11,054 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 559 born since 1897
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gilberta ranks #11,054 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 559 born since 1897, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,054 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 559
- born since 1897
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gilberta's 559 recorded births place it above 84.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gilberta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gilberta's full recorded timeline at 1935, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1897, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gilberta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–1976
- Peak year (1917)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Gilberta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (169 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Gilberta's strongest decade.
169 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Gilberta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 8
1900s
8 births
- 1910s
1910s
110 births
- 1920s
1920s
169 births
- 1930s
1930s
101 births
- 1940s
1940s
92 births
- 1950s 43
1950s
43 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 169 births (30% of all-time use).
How Gilberta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gilberta's total volume
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What to do with Gilberta's data
- Gilberta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (169 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gilberta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~79 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1897–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gilberta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.