Gill vs Gilbert

Side-by-side comparison of Gill and Gilbert — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Gill

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Gilbert

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Metric Gill Gilbert
Current Rank Unranked #1390
Total Births (all years) 1,218 129,999
Peak Year 1956 1930
Peak Year Births 44 2,119
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1884 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Gill Gilbert
1880ss 5 957
1890ss — 1,215
1900ss — 1,822
1910ss 29 10,791
1920ss 67 18,233
1930ss 53 17,746
1940ss 184 17,353
1950ss 378 18,850
1960ss 211 14,427
1970ss 106 9,066
1980ss 77 7,574
1990ss 79 5,421
2000ss 29 3,614
2010ss — 2,138
2020ss — 792

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gill Gilbert
2014 — 241
2015 — 210
2016 — 215
2017 — 196
2018 — 166
2019 — 175
2020 — 164
2021 — 159
2022 — 160
2023 — 175
2024 — 134

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1884–2006.

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