Gilman

Boy · recorded 1887–1993

  • 1993last recorded
  • 1887best year

Most popular in 1887.

Last recorded in 1993. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Gilman.

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Its story

Popularity since 1887

0305918871914194019671993

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 61 recorded years as a table
Gilman, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188759
190342
190943
191026
191131
191235
191331
191423
191525
191633
191726
191834
191922
192018
192120
192224
192320
192415
192518
192620
192720
192817
192915
193015
193124
193219
193318
193425
193517
193618
193712
193810
193914
194014
194117
194216
194318
194413
194513
194612
19477
19488
19499
19505
19515
19526
19539
19544
19555
19563
19576
19592
19605
19616
19623
19643
19653
19683
19694
19803
19933

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gilman isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1993
6
Rank in 1993
#7,638
How rare
1 in 326,888 boys
Since 1887
935

Gilman was last recorded in 1993. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1887, at 59 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Gilman doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.