Total births
18
Boys' name · since 1989
Gilchrist
Gilchrist has 18 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 18
- total births
- 1989–1994
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
Gilchrist is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 18 have been recorded since 1989.
Gilchrist has 18 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 1994.
- 18 total births
- 1989–1994 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
18 boys have been named Gilchrist since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1994.
- 18
- total births
- 1989–1994
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
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.
Gilchrist's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gilchrist's full recorded timeline at 1993, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gilchrist at a glance
Last recorded 1994Peak year
1994
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1989
Gilchrist popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1994
- Peak year (1994)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Gilchrist by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Gilchrist's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Gilchrist births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gilchrist? ▼
Gilchrist has been given to 18 babies in the U.S. since 1989, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1994. 7 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Gilchrist go back to 1989, giving 6 years of history 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.
Keep exploring Gilchrist
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1989–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gilchrist: Baby Name Since 1989 - 18 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gilchrist. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Gilchrist 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 July 2026.