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Baby name
Gilbert
Boy
Origin of the name
Gilbert is a Germanic name made of gisil, “pledge,” and berht, “bright.”
Classic name
130,148births since 1880
1930sgeneration
No. 90rank at its peak, in 1930
Where babies named Gilbert are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Gilbert is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Gilbert is most common in New Mexico (6.2 times), Hawaii (3) and Arizona (2.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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