How Many People Are Named Gilead?
people named Gilead are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,840,279 people in the US has this name
Based on 90 babies named Gilead in Social Security records from 1992 to 2024, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
11 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an Old Testament place name meaning "monument of testimony" in Hebrew. This was a mountainous region east of the Jordan River. Besides being a place name, it is also borne by people in the Bible.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Gilead in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gilead alive today is about 9 years old, and 94% are under 30.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gilead first appears in the records in 1992 and was given most often in 2015, to 11 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2024.
Babies given the name each year, 1992 to 2024
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