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Origin & history of Gil1
English roots
Gil comes from the English tradition, meaning Valor, protection, young goat..
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How popular is Gil?
1957
peak year
Today, Gil is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #3970), with only about 28 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1957, 124 babies were given the name (ranked #686 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1950s. Gil's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 4,951 babies have been registered as Gil since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
124
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #686)
(ranked #686)
28
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
280
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
4,951
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Gil1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
G7
I9
L3
Sum: 19 → Life path 1
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Personality of Gil🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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Names that combine with GilSibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of Gil.
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