Is Gil a boy or girl name?
Gil is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 27 boys were named Gil, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 4,951 US babies named Gil were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,000
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gil since 1914
- 4,951
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 124 babies
Boys and girls named Gil, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 114 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 160 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 381 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 915 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 900 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 516 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 508 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 508 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 469 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 320 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 121 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27 | #4,000 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,650 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 22 | #4,605 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,193 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,315 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,934 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 29 | #3,735 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,335 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 32 | #3,468 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 32 | #3,461 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 32 | #3,402 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,102 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 37 | #3,073 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 33 | #3,328 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 40 | #2,924 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,288 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 51 | #2,485 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 44 | #2,735 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 67 | #1,996 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 42 | #2,633 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 56 | #2,113 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 47 | #2,290 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,441 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 40 | #2,445 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 47 | #2,150 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,419 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 55 | #1,820 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 50 | #1,866 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 67 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 48 | #1,820 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,058 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 49 | #1,751 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 59 | #1,516 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 52 | #1,621 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 51 | #1,622 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 50 | #1,594 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 47 | #1,562 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 52 | #1,409 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 36 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 44 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 67 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 49 | #1,336 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 52 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 50 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 61 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 41 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 51 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 50 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 55 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 49 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 48 | #1,207 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 45 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 54 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 68 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 55 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 63 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 48 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 76 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 71 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 91 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 107 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 109 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 115 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 121 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 99 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 118 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 115 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 124 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 94 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 74 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 100 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 92 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 78 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 68 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 52 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 62 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 55 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 55 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 40 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 43 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 31 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 21 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 30 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 17 | #1,716 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 27 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 21 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,638 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 21 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,913 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 15 | #1,869 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,580 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 14 | #1,945 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,203 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,731 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 12 | #2,354 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,035 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 25 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,592 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,793 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,482 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,720 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,607 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,360 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,544 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,850 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,756 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,216 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,316 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,905 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gil reached #686 in 1957. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gil
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.