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Gil

Pronounced /ɡɪl/

Rank in 2024
#4,029
Born in 2024
27
Peak year
1957 · #687
Origin
Not recorded

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 27 boys were named Gil, about 1 in every 63,530.
  • It peaked in 1957 with 124 babies, ranked #687.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1914.
  • 4,951 boys have been named Gil since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Gil per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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    Greatest
  2. <0.1
    Silent
  3. <0.1
    Boomers
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    Gen X
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    Millennials
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    Gen Z
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    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 113 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Silent: 369 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 1,678 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen X: 926 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Millennials: 813 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Z: 721 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 331 babies, 0.02 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

Shortening.

  • A diminutive of the male given name Gilbert.
Origin
Not recorded
Say it
/ɡɪl/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Gil, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Other spellings

  • GirlBoyRising

    Gael

    Rank
    #89
    Born '24
    3,855
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 20242024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Gail

    Rank
    unranked
    Born '24
    0
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19422024