Gilman
- Last seen for boys in 1993 at #7,638
- Peak · boys
- 1887 · 6 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 935since 1887
Gilman over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Gilman has never cracked the top 800 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | |
| 2024 | — | |
| 2023 | — | |
| 2022 | — | |
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| 1999 | — | |
| 1998 | — | |
| 1997 | — | |
| 1996 | — | |
| 1995 | — | |
| 1994 | — | |
| 1993 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | — | |
| 1991 | — | |
| 1990 | — | |
| 1989 | — | |
| 1988 | — | |
| 1987 | — | |
| 1986 | — | |
| 1985 | — | |
| 1984 | — | |
| 1983 | — | |
| 1982 | — | |
| 1981 | — | |
| 1980 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | — | |
| 1978 | — | |
| 1977 | — | |
| 1976 | — | |
| 1975 | — | |
| 1974 | — | |
| 1973 | — | |
| 1972 | — | |
| 1971 | — | |
| 1970 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1968 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | — | |
| 1966 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | — | |
| 1962 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #2,322 | 13 |
| 1960 | #2,535 | 11 |
| 1959 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,274 | 13 |
| 1956 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #2,435 | 11 |
| 1954 | #2,743 | 9 |
| 1953 | #1,836 | 18 |
| 1952 | #2,376 | 11 |
| 1951 | #2,662 | 9 |
| 1950 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1949 | #1,872 | 16 |
| 1948 | #2,027 | 14 |
| 1947 | #2,169 | 13 |
| 1946 | #1,601 | 20 |
| 1945 | #1,633 | 17 |
| 1944 | #1,630 | 18 |
| 1943 | #1,368 | 26 |
| 1942 | #1,496 | 22 |
| 1941 | #1,485 | 21 |
| 1940 | #1,736 | 16 |
| 1939 | #1,795 | 15 |
| 1938 | #2,185 | 11 |
| 1937 | #1,992 | 13 |
| 1936 | #1,540 | 19 |
| 1935 | #1,656 | 18 |
| 1934 | #1,323 | 26 |
| 1933 | #1,644 | 18 |
| 1932 | #1,584 | 20 |
| 1931 | #1,394 | 25 |
| 1930 | #1,821 | 17 |
| 1929 | #1,933 | 16 |
| 1928 | #1,760 | 19 |
| 1927 | #1,603 | 23 |
| 1926 | #1,605 | 22 |
| 1925 | #1,745 | 20 |
| 1924 | #1,964 | 17 |
| 1923 | #1,644 | 22 |
| 1922 | #1,470 | 26 |
| 1921 | #1,648 | 22 |
| 1920 | #1,820 | 19 |
| 1919 | #1,576 | 22 |
| 1918 | #1,192 | 34 |
| 1917 | #1,437 | 24 |
| 1916 | #1,240 | 29 |
| 1915 | #1,505 | 21 |
| 1914 | #1,608 | 15 |
| 1913 | #1,311 | 16 |
| 1912 | #1,223 | 15 |
| 1911 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1908 | — | |
| 1907 | — | |
| 1906 | — | |
| 1905 | — | |
| 1904 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1902 | — | |
| 1901 | — | |
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| 1889 | — | |
| 1888 | — | |
| 1887 | #819 | 6 |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | — | |
| 1884 | — | |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1887
The first year at least five boys were named Gilman! It came in at #819, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1888–1908, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Gilman is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Gilman in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Gilman
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1993
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1887
- Peaked 1887 at #819 (6 births)
- Births halved by 1888, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1887
Share of babies · boys
1 in 16,902
- Highest: 1 in 16,902 boys born in 1887 were named Gilman (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 326,888 boys born in 1993 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 22.0% of all boys named Gilman (206) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #819 (1887) | #819 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 12 | #1,130 (1903) | #1,143 |
| 1910s | 188 | #1,192 (1918) | #1,407 |
| 1920s | 206 | #1,470 (1922) | #1,719 |
| 1930s | 182 | #1,323 (1934) | #1,693 |
| 1940s | 183 | #1,368 (1943) | #1,702 |
| 1950s | 92 | #1,836 (1953) | #2,679 |
| 1960s | 55 | #2,322 (1961) | #3,272 |
| 1970s | 0 | — | — |
| 1980s | 5 | #6,250 (1980) | #6,250 |
| 1990s | 6 | #7,638 (1993) | #7,638 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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