Gender
Origin
- Greek
- Young Goat
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Gilles
Pronunciation
gi(l)-les
More about the name
Gilles is a French masculine given name. It is derived from that of the medieval Saint Giles.
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1946 (rank #2029, 13 births); most recent 2001 (rank #9234, 6 births)
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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 2004 (rank #3645, 3 births)
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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 1959 (rank #15, 7,526 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4813, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1946 (rank #715, 8 births); most recent 1963 (rank #1692, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | – |
| 2021 | 12 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | – |
| 2018 | 12 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | – |
| 2015 | 19 | – |
| 2014 | 19 | – |
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