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Name meaning & stats

Gillis

Gillis means “young goat” (Ancient Greek origin). 349 US babies since 1940, peak 1951. Notable Gilliss are 1.3× over-represented as doctors.

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What it means

“young goat”

Ancient GreekSpelling of Giles

Giles around the world

  • Эгидий / Жиль / Джайлз · Russian
  • جايلز · Arabic
  • ジャイルズ · Japanese
  • 吉尔斯 · Chinese
  • Gilles · French
  • Gilio
  • Gils · Icelandic

In US birth records

Peak year: 1951

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

349 US babies were named Gillis between 1940 and 2025.

Gillis around the world

  • Sweden: 317 babies since 1998, peak 2018, No. 296 in 2022

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Gilliss end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Doctor1.3×Low · 2 people
Writer1.1×Low · 1 people
Actor1.1×Low · 1 people
Professor1.1×Low · 1 people

Among notable men who are doctors, Gilliss show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 9 Giless spell it Gillis

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1951)