Boys' name · since 1969
Gilad
Gilad has 330 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,080 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 330
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gilad is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 330 have been recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gilad has been recorded 330 times among boys since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2021.
- #10,080 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 330 born since 1969
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gilad ranks #10,080 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 330 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,080 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 330
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gilad's 330 recorded births place it above 77.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Gilad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gilad splits its recorded history at 2000: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gilad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2021
- Peak year (2001)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Gilad by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (107 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Gilad's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Gilad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s
1990s
81 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s
2010s
62 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 107 births (32% of all-time use).
Gilad by state
Where Gilad concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 34 | 10.3% |
34 of 330 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gilad's data
- Gilad's decade-level peak was the 2000s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Gilads (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gilad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gilad draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.