How Many People Are Named Gilles?
An estimated 212 people in the United States have the first name Gilles. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Gilles peaked in popularity in 1928 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gilles 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 Gilles paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Gilles is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
Estimated Living Americans
212
About 1 in 1,616,766 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1928
13 births
Total Registered
359
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gilles
Gilles is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 359 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gilles as a male name
Ranked #9,685 in 2001
6 male births in 2001
Peak: 1928 (13 births)
Gilles: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gilles span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 82 babies were registered. Gilles has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gilles by Decade
How has Gilles 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.
Gilles by State
Gilles + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gilles as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gilles
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gilles: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gilles?
We estimate approximately 212 people named Gilles 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 1,616,766 Americans share this first name.
Is Gilles a common name?
Gilles is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 359 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gilles most popular?
Gilles reached peak popularity in 1928, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gilles is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gilles a male name?
Gilles is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gilles Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gilles Smith, Gilles Johnson, Gilles 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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