Recorded 1969–2021 Boys' name Peak 2001 330 births

Gilad — boys' name

330 babies named Gilad in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s211980s421990s812000s1072010s622020s12
2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Gilad was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

16 babies were named Gilad in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gilad

The Social Security Administration has registered 330 babies named Gilad between 1969 and 2021, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gilad currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gilad performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Gilad shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gilad in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gilad in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 330 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gilad at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

330

Since 1969

53 years of records

Peak year

2001

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1969

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2021

Gilad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1969

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2001)
16
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
05101520 202120142009200319981992198719741969 5

Gilad by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
107 births that decade — 32% of Gilad's all-time total
1960s51970s211980s421990s812000s1072010s622020s12

Gilad by state

Where Gilad concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gilad
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
34 10.3%
New York share of Gilad's total US births 10.3%

34 of 330 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gilad?
330 babies have been named Gilad since 1969. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2001 with 16 births.
When was Gilad most popular?
Gilad was most popular in the 2000s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Gilad most popular?
The top states for the name Gilad are New York (34 births).
How long has the name Gilad been used?
Gilad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 53 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Gilad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gilbert, Gilberto, Gil, Giles, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.