Gillespie
Gillespie is a name with a single cultural origin: Scottish.
- Scottish
Meaning & Origin of Gillespie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gillespie is a name with a single cultural origin: Scottish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Scottish
The Story of Gillespie
American parents first put Gillespie on the record books as a baby boy name in 1912, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1912, when 5 Gillespies were born — ranking #2,544 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1912 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Gillespies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Gillespie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Gillespie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Gilleasbaig
- Gilleasbuig
Names that sound like Gillespie
Phonetically similar names — useful when Gillespie is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Gillispie
- Gillaspie
- Glaspy
- Glaspie
- Goolsby
- Gulpy
- Calliope
- Colossi
- Colosi
- Collopy
- Glisp
- Jalousie
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Gillespie
Gillespie is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Gillespie's peak popularity came in 1912 when it ranked #2,544. Use the chart and map above to compare Gillespie'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.