Gilles
Gilles is a French masculine given name. It is derived from that of the medieval Saint Giles.
Meaning & Origin of Gilles
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gilles is a French masculine given name. It is derived from that of the medieval Saint Giles.
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The Story of Gilles
Gilles first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1923, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 13 Gilless were born — ranking #2,270 that year. As of 2026, Gilles ranks #9,243 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 359 Gilless have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Gilles
Gilles is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 359 births in the dataset. Gilles's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #2,270. Use the chart and map above to compare Gilles'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 .
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