Boys' name · since 1918

Guilbert

16 babies named Guilbert in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,706 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1918
1910s
peak decade

16 boys have been named Guilbert since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Guilbert recorded 16 times among boys since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1955.

  • #30,706 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1918
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Guilbert ranks #30,706 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1918, peaking in the 1910s.

#30,706 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1918
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Guilbert's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Guilbert's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Guilbert splits its recorded history at 1927: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Guilbert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1955

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1918)
6
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
4.555.566.5 191819271955 5

Guilbert by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).

1910s was Guilbert's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Guilbert births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Guilbert? ▼
16 babies have been named Guilbert since 1918. All-time, it sits at #30,706 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1918 with 6 births.
Where does Guilbert sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Guilbert ranks #30,706 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Guilbert most popular? ▼
Guilbert was most popular in the 1910s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Guilbert been used? ▼
Guilbert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 38 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Guilbert? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Guillermo, Guido, Guilford, Guiseppe, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Guilbert's data

  • Guilbert's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Guilbert

Nearby Names Like Guilbert

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Guilbert

Guillermo Boy
#902 32,074 births
Guido Boy
3,352 births
Guilford Boy
589 births
Guiseppe Boy
575 births
Guilherme Boy
#9005 522 births

Compare Guilbert side by side: Guilbert vs Guillermo Guilbert vs Guido Guilbert vs Guilford

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Chatman
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Crawley
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Lurie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Guilbert: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1918–1955 (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 Guilbert 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.