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Gil name meaning

First Name
5k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
26k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Gil mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Gil

User Submitted Origins

Hebrew
48%
Spanish
21%
English
10%
Mexican
7%
Korean
3%
Canadian
3%
Portuguese
3%
Polish
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Israel, the name Gil means "Happiness".
  2. A submission from Israel says the name Gil means "Joy, happiness" and is of Hebrew origin.
  3. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Gil is of Korean origin and means "The wise,".
  4. According to a user from Israel, the name Gil is of Hebrew origin and means "Happines".
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International Interest
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Notable Persons Named Gil

Notable Persons Named Gil

Gil Scott Heron

Gil Scott Heron was a soul music, jazz poetry, jazz, blues, jazz-funk, and rapping musician. He plays Vocals and Rhodes piano. He holds the title Small Talk at 125th, Lenox", The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", and The Bottle". His career lasted from 1969 to 2011. Gil was given the name Gilbert Scott-Heron on April 1st, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. He passed away on May 27th, 2011.

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Gil

Gil is a soccer player for the Associação Chapecoense de Futebol, Coritiba Foot Ball Club, União Recreativa dos Trabalhadores, Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube, Guaratinguetá Futebol, Esporte Clube Vitória, Esporte Clube Santo André, and Associação Atlética Ponte Pret. Gil was born on September 3rd, 1987 in Santo Antônio, Brazil.

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Gil Bellows

Gil Bellows is an actor. He was most active from 1988 to present. Gil was born on June 28th, 1967 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Gil Birmingham

Gil Birmingham is an actor. He has had major accomplishments since 1986. Gil was born on July 13th, 1953 in San Antonio.

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Gil Garcetti

Gil Garcetti is a District Attorney of Los Angeles County. Gil was born on August 5th, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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Gil Gerard

Gil Gerard is an actor. He was most prominent from 1970 to present. Gil was given the name Gilbert C. Gerard on January 23rd, 1943 in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Gil

Notable Persons With the Last Name Gil

Carlos Castaño Gil

Carlos Castaño Gil is a military person.

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Ariadna Gil

Ariadna Gil is an actress and actor. She was most prominent from 1986 to present. Ariadna was given the name Ariadna Gil Giner on January 23rd, 1969 in Barcelona.

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Gil

Gil is a soccer player for the Associação Chapecoense de Futebol, Coritiba Foot Ball Club, União Recreativa dos Trabalhadores, Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube, Guaratinguetá Futebol, Esporte Clube Vitória, Esporte Clube Santo André, and Associação Atlética Ponte Pret. Gil was born on September 3rd, 1987 in Santo Antônio, Brazil.

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Enrique Gil

Enrique Gil is an actor, model (people), dance, model, and dancer. He has been prominent since 2008. Enrique was given the name Enrique Mari Gil V on March 30th, 1992 in Cebu City.

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Gilberto Gil

Gilberto Gil is a musician. He holds the title Oslodum". Gilberto was given the name Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira on June 26th, 1942 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

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Vicente Castaño Gil

Vicente was born on July 2nd, 1957 in Amalfi, Antioquia. Vicente is also known as Castaño and Vicente.

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  • Julián Gil
    Actor
  • Fey
    Musician
  • Nikki Gil-Albert
    Singing
  • Emilio Portes Gil
    President of Mexico
  • Sonia Gil
  • Juan Pablo Gil
    Actor
  • Gauchito Gil
    Saint
  • Preta Gil
    Musician
  • José Benlliure y Gil
    Artist
  • Jose Luis Gil
    Actor
  • Mariano Benlliure y Gil
  • Raul Gil
    Television Presenter
  • Celeste Woss y Gil
  • Alejandro Woss y Gil

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Gil U.S.
  White 10.52% 64.26%
  African American 0.54% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 1.70% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.17% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 0.23% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 86.83% 16.26%

Of Last Name Gil

People with the last name Gil are most frequently White or Hispanic or Latino

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Fun Facts about the name Gil

  • What name lists does Gil rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Gil? Gil is the 3,980th most popular name of all time. As a last name Gil was the 1,353rd most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Gil have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 4,828 babies born with the first name Gil in the United States. That's more than enough people named Gil to occupy the territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 4,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Gil? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1914 when it was given as a first name to 12 new born babies.
  • When was Gil first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Gil is Saturday, July 2nd, 1870.
  • What year had the most people named Gil born? The highest recorded use of the first name Gil was in 1957 with a total of 124 babies.
  • Random Gil Factoid: According to the 1964 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Gil is not a popular baby boy's name in New York. Imagine that, only 17 babies in New York have the same name in 1964.
  • Weird things about the name Gil: The name spelled backwards is Lig. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Lig. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Gil? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 26,112 people with the last name Gil.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Gil? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 9 of them will have Gil as their last name.
  • Gil name meaning

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