Name meaning & stats
Gil
Gil means “bright pledge” (Germanic origin). 4,658 US babies since 1940, peak 1957.
What it means
“bright pledge”
GermanicPet form of Gilbert
In US birth records
Peak year: 1957
4,658 US babies were named Gil between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Gil (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 81% of the family
- Gil 81%
- Gill 19%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1957)