Is Gil a boy or girl name?

Gil is primarily used as a boy name in the US.

Gil currently ranks #4000 among US baby names, and peaked in 1957.

Boy nameCurrently #4,000 in the USFalling

Gil

//ˈɡɪl//

1 syllablePeak year: 19573 lettersStarts with G

Meaning & origin

We're still researching Gil's meaning

We don't have a verified origin story for this name yet — we'd rather leave it blank than make one up. Check back soon, or explore the popularity data below in the meantime.

Gil's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Gil, Social Security Administration data
Year	Births named Gil
1914	12
1916	12
1917	5
1919	10
1920	10
1921	12
1922	8
1923	7
1924	11
1925	5
1926	10
1927	11
1928	25
1929	15
1930	12
1931	18
1932	7
1933	14
1934	20
1935	15
1936	14
1937	21
1938	18
1939	21
1940	27
1941	17
1942	30
1943	21
1944	31
1945	43
1946	40
1947	55
1948	55
1949	62
1950	52
1951	68
1952	78
1953	92
1954	100
1955	74
1956	94
1957	124
1958	115
1959	118
1960	99
1961	121
1962	115
1963	109
1964	107
1965	91
1966	71
1967	76
1968	48
1969	63
1970	55
1971	68
1972	54
1973	45
1974	48
1975	49
1976	55
1977	50
1978	51
1979	41
1980	61
1981	50
1982	52
1983	49
1984	67
1985	44
1986	36
1987	52
1988	47
1989	50
1990	51
1991	52
1992	59
1993	49
1994	40
1995	48
1996	67
1997	50
1998	55
1999	37
2000	47
2001	40
2002	41
2003	47
2004	56
2005	42
2006	67
2007	44
2008	51
2009	34
2010	40
2011	33
2012	37
2013	24
2014	32
2015	32
2016	32
2017	34
2018	29
2019	27
2020	23
2021	18
2022	22
2023	31
2024	27

Gil through the decades

Gil peaked in 1957, when 124 babies were named Gil in the US.
Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Gil has fallen 32% compared to the 10 years before that.
Gil currently ranks #4,000 in the US and is cooling off.

Names like Gil

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