How Many People Are Named Gillis?
people named Gillis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,412,334 people in the US has this name
Based on 712 babies named Gillis in Social Security records from 1900 to 2001, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
20 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Dutch form of GILES.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Gillis in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gillis alive today is about 68 years old, and 80% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 61 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gillis first appears in the records in 1900 and was given most often in 1923, to 20 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2001.
Babies given the name each year, 1900 to 2001
🏆 Rank History
Gillis has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,392, in 1900.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,392 (1900) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,252 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Gillis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gillis were born in Kentucky than in any other state: about 4 of those alive today.
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