Gil is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1957 and has since faded.
Gil is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,917 for boy births in the United States (and #10,397 across all names), given to 20 babies. Gil first appears in 1914 and peaked in 1957 (124 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | #4,917 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | #4,016 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | #3,654 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | #5,196 |
| 2020 | 23 | 23 | #4,318 |
| 2019 | 27 | 27 | #3,934 |
| 2018 | 29 | 29 | #3,737 |
| 2017 | 34 | 34 | #3,335 |
| 2016 | 32 | 39 | #3,468 |
| 2015 | 32 | 37 | #3,462 |
| 2014 | 32 | 32 | #3,403 |
| 2013 | 24 | 30 | #4,102 |
| 2012 | 37 | 45 | #3,074 |
| 2011 | 33 | 33 | #3,328 |
| 2010 | 40 | 40 | #2,924 |
| 2009 | 34 | 41 | #3,288 |
| 2008 | 51 | 51 | #2,485 |
| 2007 | 44 | 49 | #2,735 |
| 2006 | 67 | 72 | #1,996 |
| 2005 | 42 | 47 | #2,633 |
| 2004 | 56 | 56 | #2,113 |
| 2003 | 47 | 58 | #2,290 |
| 2002 | 41 | 51 | #2,441 |
| 2001 | 40 | 51 | #2,446 |
| 2000 | 47 | 52 | #2,150 |
| 1999 | 37 | 52 | #2,419 |
| 1998 | 55 | 70 | #1,820 |
| 1997 | 50 | — | #1,866 |
| 1996 | 67 | — | #1,503 |
| 1995 | 48 | — | #1,820 |
| 1994 | 40 | — | #2,058 |
| 1993 | 49 | — | #1,751 |
| 1992 | 59 | — | #1,517 |
| 1991 | 52 | — | #1,621 |
| 1990 | 51 | — | #1,622 |
| 1989 | 50 | — | #1,594 |
| 1988 | 47 | — | #1,562 |
| 1987 | 52 | — | #1,409 |
| 1986 | 36 | — | #1,741 |
| 1985 | 44 | — | #1,512 |
| 1984 | 67 | — | #1,102 |
| 1983 | 49 | — | #1,336 |
| 1982 | 52 | — | #1,298 |
| 1981 | 50 | — | #1,314 |
| 1980 | 61 | — | #1,167 |
| 1979 | 41 | — | #1,473 |
| 1978 | 51 | — | #1,262 |
| 1977 | 50 | — | #1,260 |
| 1976 | 55 | — | #1,156 |
| 1975 | 49 | — | #1,217 |
| 1974 | 48 | — | #1,207 |
| 1973 | 45 | — | #1,235 |
| 1972 | 54 | — | #1,114 |
| 1971 | 68 | — | #987 |
| 1970 | 55 | — | #1,106 |
| 1969 | 63 | — | #967 |
| 1968 | 48 | — | #1,074 |
| 1967 | 76 | — | #825 |
| 1966 | 71 | — | #864 |
| 1965 | 91 | — | #773 |
| 1964 | 107 | — | #744 |
| 1963 | 109 | — | #741 |
| 1962 | 115 | — | #717 |
| 1961 | 121 | — | #695 |
| 1960 | 99 | — | #768 |
| 1959 | 118 | — | #708 |
| 1958 | 115 | — | #699 |
| 1957 | 124 | — | #686 |
| 1956 | 94 | — | #758 |
| 1955 | 74 | — | #858 |
| 1954 | 100 | — | #723 |
| 1953 | 92 | — | #746 |
| 1952 | 78 | — | #797 |
| 1951 | 68 | — | #848 |
| 1950 | 52 | — | #962 |
| 1949 | 62 | — | #874 |
| 1948 | 55 | — | #936 |
| 1947 | 55 | — | #958 |
| 1946 | 40 | — | #1,102 |
| 1945 | 43 | — | #977 |
| 1944 | 31 | — | #1,200 |
| 1943 | 21 | — | #1,550 |
| 1942 | 30 | — | #1,284 |
| 1941 | 17 | — | #1,716 |
| 1940 | 27 | — | #1,296 |
| 1939 | 21 | — | #1,473 |
| 1938 | 18 | — | #1,638 |
| 1937 | 21 | — | #1,502 |
| 1936 | 14 | — | #1,914 |
| 1935 | 15 | — | #1,869 |
| 1934 | 20 | — | #1,580 |
| 1933 | 14 | — | #1,945 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | #3,203 |
| 1931 | 18 | — | #1,731 |
| 1930 | 12 | — | #2,354 |
| 1929 | 15 | — | #2,035 |
| 1928 | 25 | — | #1,493 |
| 1927 | 11 | — | #2,592 |
| 1926 | 10 | — | #2,793 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #4,482 |
| 1924 | 11 | — | #2,720 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | #3,607 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | #3,360 |
| 1921 | 12 | — | #2,544 |
| 1920 | 10 | — | #2,851 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | #2,756 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #4,216 |
| 1916 | 12 | — | #2,316 |
| 1914 | 12 | — | #1,905 |