Gilman — boys' name

What the Data Says About Gilman

The Social Security Administration has registered 935 babies named Gilman between 1887 and 1993, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gilman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gilman performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 206 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Gilman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maine, which accounts for 168 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and North Dakota. In total, SSA state-level files list Gilman in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gilman 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 935 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.