Gilberto
Gilberto is the Iberian and Italian version of the originally Norman-French given name Gilbert, used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages. In Galician, it's spelled Xilberto or Xilberte. Gilbert is ultimately derived from the Germanic words gisel and beraht. Nicknames for Gilberto include Gill, Gillie, Bert, and Berto It can be used as a given name or surname.
Meaning & Origin of Gilberto
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gilberto is the Iberian and Italian version of the originally Norman-French given name Gilbert, used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages. In Galician, it's spelled Xilberto or Xilberte. Gilbert is ultimately derived from the Germanic words gisel and beraht. Nicknames for Gilberto include Gill, Gillie, Bert, and Berto It can be used as a given name or surname.
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The Story of Gilberto
Gilberto first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1903, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 559 Gilbertos were born — ranking #416 that year. As of 2026, Gilberto ranks #1,620 for baby boys with 106 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 29K Gilbertos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Gilberto
Gilberto is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1903 and has accumulated 29K births in the dataset. Gilberto's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #383. Use the chart and map above to compare Gilberto'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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