How Many People Are Named Gilberta?
An estimated 118 people in the United States have the first name Gilberta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Gilberta peaked in popularity in 1917 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gilberta as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gilberta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Gilberta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
118
About 1 in 2,904,698 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1917
24 births
Total Registered
559
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gilberta
Gilberta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 559 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gilberta as a female name
Ranked #9,782 in 1976
5 female births in 1976
Peak: 1917 (24 births)
Gilberta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gilberta span from the 1890s to the 1970s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 169 babies were registered. Gilberta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gilberta by Decade
How has Gilberta tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gilberta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gilberta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gilberta
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Gilberta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gilberta?
We estimate approximately 118 people named Gilberta are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,904,698 Americans share this first name.
Is Gilberta a common name?
Gilberta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 559 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gilberta most popular?
Gilberta reached peak popularity in 1917, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gilberta is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gilberta a female name?
Gilberta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gilberta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gilberta Smith, Gilberta Johnson, Gilberta Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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