How Many People Are Named Gilma?
An estimated 107 people in the United States have the first name Gilma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Gilma peaked in popularity in 1989 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gilma 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 Gilma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
107
About 1 in 3,203,312 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1989
14 births
Total Registered
228
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gilma
Gilma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 228 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gilma as a female name
Ranked #12,674 in 2002
7 female births in 2002
Peak: 1989 (14 births)
Gilma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gilma span from the 1890s to the 2000s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 42 babies were registered. While Gilma is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gilma by Decade
How has Gilma 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.
Gilma by State
Gilma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gilma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gilma
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gilma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gilma?
We estimate approximately 107 people named Gilma 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 3,203,312 Americans share this first name.
Is Gilma a common name?
Gilma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 228 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gilma most popular?
Gilma reached peak popularity in 1989, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gilma is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gilma a female name?
Gilma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gilma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gilma Smith, Gilma Johnson, Gilma 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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