Recorded 1989–1994 Boys' name Peak 1994 18 births

Gilchrist — boys' name

18 babies named Gilchrist in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s12
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Gilchrist was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

7 babies were named Gilchrist in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gilchrist

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Gilchrist between 1989 and 1994, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gilchrist currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gilchrist performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gilchrist shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gilchrist 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 18 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.

Gilchrist at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

18

Since 1989

6 years of records

Peak year

1994

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1989

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1994

Gilchrist popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1989

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199419931989 6

Gilchrist by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 67% of Gilchrist's all-time total
1980s61990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gilchrist?
18 babies have been named Gilchrist since 1989. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1994 with 7 births.
When was Gilchrist most popular?
Gilchrist was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Gilchrist been used?
Gilchrist has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 6 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Gilchrist?
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, 1989–1994 (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.