Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Joy
Happiness - French
- Irish
- Spanish
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Gil
Pronunciation
gil
Famous People
Canadian Actor Gil Bellows
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1957 (rank #688, 123 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4857, 20 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 |
| 2024 | 27 |
| 2023 | 31 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2019 | 27 |
| 2018 | 29 |
| 2017 | 34 |
| 2016 | 32 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #1600, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 9 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1967 (rank #170, 184 births); most recent 2022 (rank #4262, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #2466, 4 births); most recent 2006 (rank #5097, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | 4 | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | 3 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #648, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence