Gil

Boy name

Gil has been given to 4,971 babies in the U.S. since 1914. It peaked in 1957.

Meaning & origin /ɡɪl/

Shortening.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

4,971

Peak year

1957 (124 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1914

10-year trend

▼ -37%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Gil.

4,970 babies since 1909

5,064 babies since 1884

5,074 babies since 1896

5,101 babies since 1910

5,107 babies since 1940

4,827 babies since 1902

5,138 babies since 1908

5,164 babies since 1897

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