Given name & surname
Gilberto
Gilberto is a masculine given name. It is used in English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and 2 other languages.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Portuguese usage, Gilberto developed from Gislebert.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1903. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gilberto through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 28,700
- 28,642 boys · 58 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 559 babies
- 2025
- 114
- #1,521 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 114 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,521 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 24.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 559 in 1993. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (42). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 40,957 as a first name in 2020; 380 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gilberto’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Gilberto has a diminutive in BETO. In Portuguese usage, Gilberto developed from Gislebert. Gilberto has a related form in Gilbert.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Gilberto has relatives in 8 languages.
5 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gilberto
- Gilberto SilvaBrazilian footballerborn 1976
- Gilberto GilBrazilian recording artist, singer, guitarist, songwriter and politicianborn 1942
- GilBrazilian association football playerborn 1980
- BetinhoBrazilian association football playerborn 1966
- Gilberto MoraMexican footballer (born 2008)
- GilbertoBrazilian association football playerborn 1976
- Gilberto MartínezCosta Rican footballerborn 1979
- Gilberto Simoniroad bicycle racerborn 1971
- Gilberto AgustoniSwiss prelate (1922-2017)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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