Girls' name · since 1899
Gilma
Gilma has 228 recorded births since 1899 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 228
- born since 1899
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gilma is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 228 have been recorded since 1899.
Gilma has 228 recorded births among girls since 1899, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 2002.
- #18,486 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 228 born since 1899
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gilma ranks #18,486 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 228 born since 1899, peaking in the 1910s.
- #18,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 228
- born since 1899
- 1910s
- peak decade
Gilma's 228 recorded births place it above 74.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Gilma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gilma splits its recorded history at 1939: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gilma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–2002
- Peak year (1989)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Gilma by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (42 births, 18% of the file).
1910s was Gilma's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Gilma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 8
1890s
8 births
- 1900s 15
1900s
15 births
- 1910s
1910s
42 births
- 1920s
1920s
32 births
- 1930s
1930s
19 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 42 births (18% of all-time use).
Gilma by state
Where Gilma concentrates geographically, total births since 1899
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 2.2% |
6 of 228 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Gilma's decade-level peak was the 1910s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gilmas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gilma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1899–2002 (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 Gilma 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.