How Many People Are Named Gil?
An estimated 4,068 people in the United States have the first name Gil. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Gil peaked in popularity in 1957 with 124 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gil as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gil paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,068
About 1 in 84,256 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1957
124 births
Total Registered
4,951
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gil
Gil is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,951 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gil as a male name
Ranked #4,000 in 2024
27 male births in 2024
Peak: 1957 (124 births)
Gil: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gil span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 915 babies were registered. Gil has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gil by Decade
How has Gil tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gil by State
Birth registrations for Gil span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Utah, Oklahoma, New Mexico. On average, about 153 Gils were registered per state.
Gil + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gil as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gil
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gil: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gil?
We estimate approximately 4,068 people named Gil are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 84,256 Americans share this first name.
Is Gil a common name?
Gil is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,951 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gil most popular?
Gil reached peak popularity in 1957, when 124 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gil is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gil a male name?
Gil is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gil Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gil Smith, Gil Johnson, Gil Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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