Masculine dossier · first seen 1914

Gil

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Gil
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1957

Peak era

1957

Peak rank proxy

124

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1914Peak 19572024

Peak year

1957

Decline from peak

78.2%

2024

All-time

4,951

Gil is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1957, when 124 boys were named Gil.

In 2024, only 27 boys were given the name.

Down 78.2% from its peak.

All told, about 4,951 Americans have been named Gil and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1914.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1957

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