Gilad
Gilad or Ghil'ad is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to:
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Gilad
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gilad or Ghil'ad is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Gilad
Gilad first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1969, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2001: 16 births, good for #4,676 nationwide. About 32% of every Gilad on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Gilad last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 330 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Gilad
Phonetically similar names — useful when Gilad is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Gullied
- Gilead
- Gelid
- Glad
- Gullet
- Galoot
- Gladd
- Galette
- Guld
- Gulled
- Galloot
- Collide
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Gilad
Gilad is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 330 births in the dataset. Gilad's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #4,676. Use the chart and map above to compare Gilad's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.