Gillis
Gillis is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name are as follows:Gillis Ahlberg (1892–1930), Swedish rower Gillis Backereel (1572–1662), Flemish painter Gillis Berthout (1175/80–1241), Dutch nobleman Gillis Bildt (1820–1894), Swedish politician Gillis Claeissens (1526–1605), Flemish painter Gillis Coignet, Flemish painter Gillis II Coignet (1586–1641), Flemish painter Gillis van…
- Swedish
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Gillis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gillis is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name are as follows:Gillis Ahlberg (1892–1930), Swedish rower Gillis Backereel (1572–1662), Flemish painter Gillis Berthout (1175/80–1241), Dutch nobleman Gillis Bildt (1820–1894), Swedish politician Gillis Claeissens (1526–1605), Flemish painter Gillis Coignet, Flemish painter Gillis II Coignet (1586–1641), Flemish painter Gillis van…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
- Dutch
The Story of Gillis
The earliest SSA record of Gillis as a baby boy name dates back to 1900, when 5 babies received it. 1923 was its biggest year on record, with 20 newborns named Gillis — #1,753 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2001 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 712 Gilliss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Gillis
Phonetically similar names — useful when Gillis is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Galus
- Gallice
- Gallus
- Gallous
- Gilas
- Galice
- Gelose
- Gliss
- Gillies
- Glis
- Guilts
- Cullis
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About the name Gillis
Gillis is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 712 births in the dataset. Gillis's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #1,753. Use the chart and map above to compare Gillis'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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