Is Gilmer a boy or girl name?

Gilmer is a boy’s name. Of the 1,187 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Gilmer

Recorded 1907–2024 · United States

Gilmer was most popular in 1918, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,051 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,187 people named Gilmer.

Gilmer over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gilmer’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gilmer a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gilmer is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,187 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Gilmer

Where Gilmer is most concentrated

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

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