Gila is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1973 and remains in steady use.
Gila is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #10,375 for girl births in the United States (and #17,606 across all names), given to 9 babies. Gila was first reported in SSA data in 1920 and peaked in 1973 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | #10,375 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #10,556 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | #7,778 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #11,565 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #8,186 |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | #8,121 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #9,987 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | #7,900 |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | #7,589 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #13,394 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | #9,147 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | #13,559 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | #11,324 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #9,948 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | #9,358 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #15,627 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #14,192 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | #9,689 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | #11,111 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #10,862 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | #12,218 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #17,012 |
| 2002 | 16 | 16 | #6,816 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | #8,378 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #9,413 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #9,027 |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | #7,717 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #9,292 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | #9,888 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #10,907 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | #7,262 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #10,976 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #9,796 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #8,837 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #13,716 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | #6,672 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #6,801 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #9,104 |
| 1985 | 15 | — | #4,923 |
| 1984 | 11 | — | #6,029 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #9,417 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #8,529 |
| 1981 | 11 | — | #6,016 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #10,906 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #9,363 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #8,900 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #7,799 |
| 1976 | 11 | — | #5,335 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #6,711 |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #5,479 |
| 1973 | 16 | — | #3,836 |
| 1972 | 11 | — | #4,888 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #7,698 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | #5,170 |
| 1969 | 12 | — | #4,267 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #5,837 |
| 1967 | 14 | — | #3,538 |
| 1966 | 13 | — | #3,624 |
| 1965 | 11 | — | #4,034 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #6,263 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #6,082 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #6,695 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | #4,123 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,283 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #5,983 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | #4,948 |
| 1935 | 7 | — | #3,542 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,865 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | #4,601 |