Gilmer — #9913 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Gilmer

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,187 babies named Gilmer between 1907 and 2024, spanning 118 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gilmer currently holds the #9913 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gilmer performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 291 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Gilmer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 260 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Gilmer in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gilmer 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 1,187 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.