Over the past 110 years, 15 girls and 121 326 boys have been named Gilbert. The name Gilbert ranks 14590th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Gilbert in 1963. The peak of popularity of the name Gilbert came in the 1960s and 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.