Boys' name · since 1921
Gillette
10 babies named Gillette in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,816 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gillette is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 10 have been recorded since 1921.
Gillette has 10 recorded births among boys since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1960.
- #34,816 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gillette ranks #34,816 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #34,816 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gillette's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gillette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gillette's full recorded timeline at 1960, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births.
Gillette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1960
- Peak year (1921)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Gillette by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Gillette's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Gillette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Gillette's data
- Gillette's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gillette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1921–1960 (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 Gillette 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.