Is Gila a boy or girl name?

Gila is a girl’s name. Of the 640 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Gila

Recorded 1920–2025 · United States

Gila was most popular in 1973, when 16 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,818 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 640 people named Gila.

Gila over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gila’s peak in 1973. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gila a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gila is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 640 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Gila

Where Gila is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 12.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org