Is Gill a boy or girl name?

Gill is a boy’s name. Of the 1,274 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.4% were girls and 95.6% were boys.

Gill

Recorded 1884–2006 · United States

Gill was most popular in 1956, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,407 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,274 people named Gill.

Gill over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gill’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gill a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gill is a boy’s name — 4.4% of the 1,274 Americans given it were girls and 95.6% were 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.

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