Total births
321
Unisex name · since 1881
Gillie
Gillie has 321 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1896 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 321
- total births
- 1881–1952
- years on record
- 1890s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
Gillie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 321 have been recorded since 1881.
Gillie has 321 recorded births among girls since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1890s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1952.
- 321 total births
- 1881–1952 years on record
- 1890s peak decade
- 25% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
321 girls have been named Gillie since 1881, peaking in the 1890s, last recorded in 1952.
- 321
- total births
- 1881–1952
- years on record
- 1890s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
1890s
Peak decade
25% of everyone ever named Gillie was born in this single decade.
1896
Single peak year
16 babies were named Gillie in 1896 - its busiest year on record.
Gillie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gillie's SSA record in two at 1912 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1884, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1896 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gillie at a glance
Last recorded 1952Peak year
1896
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1881
Gillie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1952
- Peak year (1896)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Gillie popularity over time - boys
191 total births recorded since 1894 (Gillie as boys' name)
Gillie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1890s was Gillie's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Gillie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 19
1880s
19 births
- 1890s
1890s
80 births
- 1900s
1900s
55 births
- 1910s
1910s
79 births
- 1920s
1920s
32 births
- 1930s
1930s
35 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 80 births (25% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gillie? ▼
321 babies have been named Gillie since 1881. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1896 with 16 births.
When was Gillie most popular? ▼
Gillie was most popular in the 1890s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1896.
Is Gillie a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Gillie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 321 births, and as a boy's name it has 191 births.
How long has the name Gillie been used? ▼
Records for Gillie go back to 1881, giving 72 years of history through 1952.
What names are similar to Gillie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gillian, Gilda, Gilbert, Gila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Gillie's data
- Gillie's decade-level peak was the 1890s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Gillie
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1881–1952 (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. "Gillie: Baby Name Since 1881 - 321 Births, Peak 1896." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gillie. 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 Gillie 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 June 2026.