How Many People Are Named Giles?
An estimated 2,290 people in the United States have the first name Giles. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Giles peaked in popularity in 1918 with 86 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Giles 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 Giles paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,290
About 1 in 149,674 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1918
86 births
Total Registered
4,719
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Giles
Giles is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,719 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Giles as a male name
Ranked #5,104 in 2024
19 male births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (86 births)
Giles: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Giles span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 685 babies were registered. Giles has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Giles by Decade
How has Giles 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.
Giles by State
Birth registrations for Giles span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Virginia, Texas, North Carolina. The lowest are in West Virginia, Iowa, Georgia. On average, about 50 Giless were registered per state.
Giles + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Giles as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Giles
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Giles: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Giles?
We estimate approximately 2,290 people named Giles 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 149,674 Americans share this first name.
Is Giles a common name?
Giles is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,719 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Giles most popular?
Giles reached peak popularity in 1918, when 86 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Giles is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Giles a male name?
Giles is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Giles Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Giles Smith, Giles Johnson, Giles 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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