girl's name

Gillette

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 2,340

Gillette is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1960 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1921, when 80 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1901.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Gillette over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 1970s. The striped bar is the 1970s, still in progress — it covers 1970 to 1972, not a full ten years.

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Births named Gillette by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 150
1910s 365
1920s 690
1930s 490
1940s 330
1950s 230
1960s 65
1970s (to 1972) 10

How popular is Gillette?

In 1972, Gillette was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Gillette is used

France #2,187 5 in 1972
United States #4,174 5 in 1960

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Gillette

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Gillette also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gillette over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Gillette

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gillette — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Gillette

How popular is the name Gillette?

In 1972, Gillette was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Gillette a girl's or a boy's name?

Gillette is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Gillette?

Gillette has 2 syllables.

When was Gillette most popular?

Gillette peaked in 1921, when 80 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.