Given name
Gilberta
“of the bright pledge; a hostage”
In German use, Gilberta carries the interpretation “of the bright pledge; a hostage.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Gilberta carries the interpretation “of the bright pledge; a hostage.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is German.
How it developed
Gilberta is used as a feminine counterpart of Gilbert.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1897. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gilberta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 559
- 0 boys · 559 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1976. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 24 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 680 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gilberta’s family of names
Gilberta is a feminine form of Gilbert. Gilberta has a related form in Gill. Gilberta has a related form in Gilberte.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 16
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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