unisex name

Gillie

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 532

Gillie is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 64% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1990 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 1918, when 20 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1881.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Gillie over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1990, not a full ten years.

117
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '90
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Births named Gillie by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 19
1890s 86
1900s 55
1910s 117
1920s 98
1930s 80
1940s 25
1950s 17
1960s 10
1990s (to 1990) 5

How popular is Gillie?

In 1990, Gillie 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.

Where Gillie is used

France #4,692 5 in 2000
United States #9,128 5 in 1990

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.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Gillie

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

Parents who like Gillie also like

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

Sibling names for Gillie

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

Common questions about Gillie

How popular is the name Gillie?

In 1990, Gillie 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.

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

Gillie is used for both girls and boys. About 64% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Gillie?

Gillie has 2 syllables.

When was Gillie most popular?

Gillie peaked in 1918, when 20 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.