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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Gill

Gill was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 1037th; the most babies were born in 1956 (44). More babies were named Gill in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195644 babies
Total since 1880
1,274babies recorded

Gill popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 56 since 1948.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#9,5056
1990#5,5309
1980#6,6025
1970#2,66913
1960#1,66924
1950#1,13040
1940#2,23011
1930——
1920#3,6207
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Gill, counting every spelling?

Gill has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Gill?

About 800 people born in the US named Gill are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 49 and 72. That makes Gill a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Gill by state

How common Gill was among boys born in each state in 1954–1958, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.9×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTN0.02North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Gill, boys, 1954–1958. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Gill: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gill, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Gill

How popular is the name Gill?

Gill was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 1037th; the most babies were born in 1956 (44). More babies were named Gill in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Gill a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 56 girls and 1,218 boys.

Where was Gill most popular?

In 1954–1958, Gill was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Tennessee.