Giles
Giles was the 6932nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 367th; the most babies were born in 1918 (86). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,157 places. More babies were named Giles in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,932 boys, down 1,829 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191886 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,732babies recorded
Giles popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,932 | 12 |
| 2020 | #5,103 | 18 |
| 2010 | #3,566 | 30 |
| 2000 | #4,874 | 15 |
| 1990 | #3,222 | 19 |
| 1980 | #2,135 | 25 |
| 1970 | #1,505 | 32 |
| 1960 | #1,135 | 48 |
| 1950 | #1,030 | 47 |
| 1940 | #973 | 44 |
| 1930 | #819 | 63 |
| 1920 | #807 | 69 |
| 1910 | #893 | 13 |
| 1900 | #657 | 15 |
| 1890 | #614 | 11 |
| 1880 | #409 | 18 |
How popular is Giles, counting every spelling?
Giles has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Giles?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Giles (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Giles born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Giles.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Giles?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Giles are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 28 and 69. That makes Giles mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Giles
How popular is the name Giles?
Giles was the 6932nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 367th; the most babies were born in 1918 (86). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,157 places. More babies were named Giles in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Giles a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Giles in the US.