How Many People Are Named Gilmar?
An estimated 131 people in the United States have the first name Gilmar. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Gilmar peaked in popularity in 1999 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gilmar 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 Gilmar paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
131
About 1 in 2,616,445 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1999
11 births
Total Registered
133
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gilmar
Gilmar is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 133 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gilmar as a male name
Ranked #11,291 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 1999 (11 births)
Gilmar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gilmar span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 69 babies were registered. Gilmar has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gilmar by Decade
How has Gilmar 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.
Gilmar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gilmar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gilmar
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gilmar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gilmar?
We estimate approximately 131 people named Gilmar 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 2,616,445 Americans share this first name.
Is Gilmar a common name?
Gilmar is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 133 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gilmar most popular?
Gilmar reached peak popularity in 1999, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gilmar is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gilmar a male name?
Gilmar is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gilmar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gilmar Smith, Gilmar Johnson, Gilmar 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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