Boys' name · since 1903
Gilberto
Since 1903, U.S. Social Security records show 28,642 babies named Gilberto, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #697 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,521 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,642
- born since 1903
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gilberto currently ranks #1521 among boys' names in America, with 28,642 babies recorded since 1903.
Social Security Administration records show Gilberto recorded 28,642 times among boys since 1903, holding rank #1521 nationally today, ahead of 89% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 2025.
- #697 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,521 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 28,642 born since 1903
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gilberto ranks #697 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,521 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 28,642 born since 1903, peaking in the 1990s.
- #697 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,521 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,642
- born since 1903
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gilberto's 28,642 recorded births place it above 98.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Gilberto compares
28,642 Top 5% higher than 95% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gilberto's all-time total is 78x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gilberto | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 28,642 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 559 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gilberto's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gilberto splits its recorded history at 1966: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1903 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 559 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gilberto popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 559
- Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
Gilberto popularity over time - girls
58 total births recorded since 1938 (Gilberto as girls' name)
Gilberto by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (5,074 births, 18% of the file).
1990s was Gilberto's strongest decade.
5,074 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Gilberto births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 26
1900s
26 births
- 1910s 324
1910s
324 births
- 1920s 1,069
1920s
1,069 births
- 1930s 1,219
1930s
1,219 births
- 1940s 1,397
1940s
1,397 births
- 1950s 1,888
1950s
1,888 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,886 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,619 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,031 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,074 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,361 births
- 2010s 1,987
2010s
1,987 births
- 2020s 761
2020s
761 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5,074 births (18% of all-time use).
How Gilberto compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Gilberto's total volume
Gilberto by state
Where Gilberto concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11,457 | 40.0% |
| #2 | California | | 7,389 | 25.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,905 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,089 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 1,061 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 727 | 2.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 461 | 1.6% |
| #8 | New Mexico | | 336 | 1.2% |
11,457 of 28,642 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Gilberto appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gilberto's data
- Gilberto's decade-level peak was the 1990s (5,074 total births); usage has since declined to 761 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Gilbertos (11,457 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Gilberto: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~122 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, 1903–2025 (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 Gilberto 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.