Gilberte
Gilberte is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Gilberte
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gilberte is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Gilberte
The earliest SSA record of Gilberte as a baby girl name dates back to 1912, when 5 babies received it. 1921 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Gilberte — #2,282 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 52% of all recorded Gilbertes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1934 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 196 Gilbertes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Gilberte
Gilberte is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 196 births in the dataset. Gilberte's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #2,282. Use the chart and map above to compare Gilberte's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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