boy's name

Gilmar

  • Origin Norse
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 139

Gilmar is a boy's name. In 2023 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Gilmar is a name of Norse origin.
  • Peaked in 1999, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1989.

Gilmar over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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Births named Gilmar by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 7
1990s 69
2000s 31
2010s 16
2020s (to 2023) 11

How popular is Gilmar?

In 2023, Gilmar was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Gilmar is used

France #2,166 5 in 1973
United States #11,762 6 in 2023

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 Gilmar

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

Parents who like Gilmar also like

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

Sibling names for Gilmar

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

Common questions about Gilmar

How popular is the name Gilmar?

In 2023, Gilmar was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Gilmar is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Gilmar most popular?

Gilmar peaked in 1999, when 11 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.