Gil

Given to 4,971 US babies since 1914

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Rank in 2025

#4857

recorded as boys

871 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 20

Peak year

1957

124 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

4,971

since 1914

Born a Gil? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Gil was most popular in 1957, when 124 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.06 per 1,000). In 2025, 20 babies were named Gil, ranking #4857 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	20	4857
2024	<5	—	27	3986
2023	<5	—	31	3629
2022	<5	—	22	4570
2021	<5	—	18	5110
2020	<5	—	23	4275
2019	<5	—	27	3899
2018	<5	—	29	3708
2017	<5	—	34	3312
2016	<5	—	32	3441
2015	<5	—	32	3431
2014	<5	—	32	3371
2013	<5	—	24	4064
2012	<5	—	37	3059
2011	<5	—	33	3306
2010	<5	—	40	2914
2009	<5	—	34	3274
2008	<5	—	51	2467
2007	<5	—	44	2721
2006	<5	—	67	1994
2005	<5	—	42	2614
2004	<5	—	56	2102
2003	<5	—	47	2269
2002	<5	—	41	2428
2001	<5	—	40	2429
2000	<5	—	47	2136
1999	<5	—	37	2398
1998	<5	—	55	1811
1997	<5	—	50	1859
1996	<5	—	67	1500
1995	<5	—	48	1801
1994	<5	—	40	2041
1993	<5	—	49	1741
1992	<5	—	59	1510
1991	<5	—	52	1615
1990	<5	—	51	1615
1989	<5	—	50	1590
1988	<5	—	47	1553
1987	<5	—	52	1400
1986	<5	—	36	1725
1985	<5	—	44	1504
1984	<5	—	67	1096
1983	<5	—	49	1327
1982	<5	—	52	1293
1981	<5	—	50	1309
1980	<5	—	61	1166
1979	<5	—	41	1464
1978	<5	—	51	1258
1977	<5	—	50	1252
1976	<5	—	55	1154
1975	<5	—	49	1208
1974	<5	—	48	1198
1973	<5	—	45	1231
1972	<5	—	54	1107
1971	<5	—	68	985
1970	<5	—	55	1103
1969	<5	—	63	965
1968	<5	—	48	1068
1967	<5	—	76	822
1966	<5	—	71	860
1965	<5	—	91	771
1964	<5	—	107	742
1963	<5	—	109	740
1962	<5	—	115	715
1961	<5	—	121	694
1960	<5	—	99	767
1959	<5	—	118	708
1958	<5	—	115	699
1957	<5	—	124	685
1956	<5	—	94	756
1955	<5	—	74	855
1954	<5	—	100	722
1953	<5	—	92	744
1952	<5	—	78	794
1951	<5	—	68	847
1950	<5	—	52	960
1949	<5	—	62	872
1948	<5	—	55	933
1947	<5	—	55	956
1946	<5	—	40	1094
1945	<5	—	43	971
1944	<5	—	31	1193
1943	<5	—	21	1529
1942	<5	—	30	1268
1941	<5	—	17	1685
1940	<5	—	27	1288
1939	<5	—	21	1458
1938	<5	—	18	1613
1937	<5	—	21	1481
1936	<5	—	14	1872
1935	<5	—	15	1837
1934	<5	—	20	1551
1933	<5	—	14	1905
1932	<5	—	7	3092
1931	<5	—	18	1693
1930	<5	—	12	2293
1929	<5	—	15	2002
1928	<5	—	25	1480
1927	<5	—	11	2523
1926	<5	—	10	2725
1925	<5	—	5	4197
1924	<5	—	11	2641
1923	<5	—	7	3467
1922	<5	—	8	3252
1921	<5	—	12	2502
1920	<5	—	10	2765
1919	<5	—	10	2665
1918	<5	—	<5	—
1917	<5	—	5	3981
1916	<5	—	12	2259
1915	<5	—	<5	—
1914	<5	—	12	1868