Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Giles

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1918

Peak era

1918

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19182024

Peak year

1918

Decline from peak

77.9%

2024

All-time

4,719

Giles 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 1918, when 86 boys were named Giles.

In 2024, only 19 boys were given the name.

Down 77.9% from its peak.

All told, about 4,719 Americans have been named Giles and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1918

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