How Many People Are Named Gilman?
people named Gilman are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,539,571 people in the US has this name
Based on 935 babies named Gilman in Social Security records from 1887 to 1993, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
34 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Gilman in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gilman alive today is about 73 years old, and 90% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 66 and 82 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gilman first appears in the records in 1887 and was given most often in 1918, to 34 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1993.
Babies given the name each year, 1887 to 1993
🏆 Rank History
Gilman has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #862, in 1887.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #862 (1887) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,717 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Gilman alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gilman were born in Maine than in any other state: about 43 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Gilman was given about 142.2 times as often in Maine.
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