Gilbert is a boy's name of French origin meaning “shaft of an arrow.” In 2024 it was given to 134 boys in the United States.
Gilbert belongs to the French tradition. Its meaning — “shaft of an arrow” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Gilbert first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #90 in 1930, and in 2024 134 babies received the name — 129,999 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Gilbert means “shaft of an arrow” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Gilbert is a boy name. In 2024, 134 babies received the name in the US.
Gilbert comes from the French tradition.
Gilbert first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #90 in 1930, and 134 babies were given the name in 2024.
Gilbert is pronounced /ˈɡɪlbɚt/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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