Gender: Male
Gilbert Sandford Vernam was a Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1914 graduate and AT&T Bell Labs engineer who, in 1917, invented an additive polyalphabetic stream cipher and later co-invented an automated one-time pad cipher. Vernam proposed a teleprinter cipher in which a previously prepared key, kept on paper tape, is combined character by character with the plaintext message to produce the ciphertext. To decipher the ciphertext, the same key would be again combined character by character, producing the plaintext.
Vernam later worked for the Postal Telegraph Company, and became an employee of Western Union when that company acquired Postal in 1943. His later work was largely with automatic switching systems for telegraph networks.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 14, 2024
On the name Gilbert Vernam, Gilbert means Illustrious Pledge, Trusted, Shining Pledge, Bright Promise, Bright Oath.
The name Gilbert Vernam is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Gilbert is commonly found in France, United States of America, South Africa, and 86 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Gilbert is recorded 33,705 times globally, ranking it as the 1,958th most common name worldwide.
Gilbert is most prevalent in France, with 9,599 occurrences, making it the 362th most popular name in the country.
In France, the name Gilbert is found among 1 in every 136 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| France | #362 | 1 : 136 |
| United States of America | #756 | 1 : 272 |
| South Africa | #1,093 | 1 : 1,181 |
| Cameroon | #154 | 1 : 271 |
| Saudi Arabia | #2,183 | 1 : 2,054 |
| Belgium | #525 | 1 : 249 |
| Malaysia | #1,649 | 1 : 2,461 |
| Nigeria | #1,453 | 1 : 1,475 |
| Colombia | #2,239 | 1 : 1,987 |
| Peru | #1,362 | 1 : 1,555 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Gilbert from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Gilbert Sandford Vernam was a Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1914 graduate and AT&T Bell Labs engineer who, in 1917, invented an additive polyalphabetic stream cipher and later co-invented an automated one-time pad cipher. Vernam proposed a teleprinter cipher in which a previously prepared key, kept on paper tape, is combined character by character with the plaintext message to produce the ciphertext. To decipher the ciphertext, the same key would be again combined character by character, producing the plaintext. Vernam later worked for the Postal Telegraph Company, and became an employee of Western Union when that company acquired Postal in 1943. His later work was largely with automatic switching systems for telegraph networks.
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