How Many People Are Named Gilead?
An estimated 89 people in the United States have the first name Gilead. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Gilead peaked in popularity in 2015 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gilead 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 Gilead paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gilead is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
89
About 1 in 3,851,172 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2015
11 births
Total Registered
90
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gilead
Gilead is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 90 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gilead as a male name
Ranked #9,261 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (11 births)
Gilead: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gilead span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 39 babies were registered. Gilead remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Gilead by Decade
How has Gilead 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.
Gilead + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gilead as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gilead
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gilead: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gilead?
We estimate approximately 89 people named Gilead 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 3,851,172 Americans share this first name.
Is Gilead a common name?
Gilead is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 90 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gilead most popular?
Gilead reached peak popularity in 2015, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gilead is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gilead a male name?
Gilead is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gilead Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gilead Smith, Gilead Johnson, Gilead 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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