Gil Name Popularity

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How popular is Gil?

In 2018 the rare name Gil, ranked the 3,796th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Gil is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #690 in 1957 with 123 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Gil in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1918.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Gil occurred roughly during the years 1925-1928, 1936-1940, 1941-1947, 1948-1953, 1954-1957, 1981-1984, 1993-1996, and 2001-2004, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1965-1968, 1996-1999, 2006-2009, and 2010-2013.

Gil's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Gil has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Gil?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

The name Gil is very unique but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Gil (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		28	3,796
2017		34	3,326
2016		32	3,462
2015		32	3,456
2014		32	3,396
2013		23	4,224
2012		37	3,071
2011		33	3,323
2010		40	2,923
2009		34	3,288
2008		51	2,484
2007		44	2,735
2006		67	1,995
2005		42	2,630
2004		56	2,111
2003		47	2,289
2002		41	2,439
2001		40	2,445
2000		47	2,149
1999		37	2,419
1998		55	1,819
1997		50	1,865
1996		67	1,500
1995		47	1,849
1994		40	2,058
1993		49	1,751
1992		59	1,515
1991		52	1,620
1990		51	1,622
1989		50	1,594
1988		47	1,562
1987		52	1,407
1986		36	1,739
1985		44	1,512
1984		67	1,103
1983		49	1,334
1982		52	1,297
1981		50	1,314
1980		61	1,168
1979		41	1,471
1978		51	1,262
1977		50	1,261
1976		55	1,155
1975		49	1,217
1974		48	1,204
1973		45	1,236
1972		54	1,112
1971		68	987
1970		54	1,124
1969		62	976
1968		49	1,058
1967		76	825
1966		71	865
1965		91	773
1964		107	744
1963		110	739
1962		114	718
1961		121	696
1960		99	768
1959		117	710
1958		116	698
1957		123	690
1956		95	752
1955		74	855
1954		100	723
1953		91	748
1952		79	792
1951		68	848
1950		52	963
1949		62	874
1948		55	936
1947		55	958
1946		40	1,102
1945		43	977
1944		31	1,200
1943		21	1,550
1942		30	1,285
1941		17	1,716
1940		27	1,296
1939		21	1,473
1938		18	1,638
1937		21	1,501
1936		14	1,912
1935		15	1,867
1934		20	1,580
1933		14	1,945
1932		7	3,201
1931		18	1,730
1930		12	2,356
1929		15	2,037
1928		25	1,494
1927		11	2,592
1926		10	2,793
1925		5	4,480
1924		11	2,720
1923		7	3,606
1922		8	3,359
1921		12	2,544
1920		10	2,850
1919		10	2,756
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1916		12	2,316
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.