Gyles
Gyles is a masculine given name and a surname. Bearers of the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Gyles
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gyles is a masculine given name and a surname. Bearers of the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Gyles
The earliest SSA record of Gyles as a baby boy name dates back to 1933, when 6 babies received it. 1933 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Gyles — #3,268 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1933 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 6 Gyless have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Gyles
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About the name Gyles
Gyles is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1933 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Gyles's peak popularity came in 1933 when it ranked #3,268. Use the chart and map above to compare Gyles'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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