Gilles — boys' name

What the Data Says About Gilles

The Social Security Administration has registered 359 babies named Gilles between 1923 and 2001, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gilles currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gilles performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Gilles shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maine, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gilles in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gilles 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 359 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.