Gil Forename

5,065th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 205,922 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
East Timor

Gil Forename Definition:

A diminutive of Gilbert.

Gil Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines
99%
 
51,3141:2,066423
Mozambique-32,6391:835183
United States
100%
25,8941:14,0011,325
Angola
100%
16,8701:1,598324
Brazil
100%
13,5291:15,8351,562
Mexico
99%
 
12,1681:10,203880
Portugal-9,6021:1,084161
East Timor-9,0991:13443
Colombia
100%
4,3541:10,974942
Peru
99%
 
3,7631:8,4481,042
Canada
100%
3,2231:10,2801,182
France
99%
 
2,9601:22,456975
Venezuela
100%
2,0941:14,4231,381
Spain
100%
1,7961:25,9081,378
Cuba-1,3871:8,296704
Australia-1,1761:11,6141,029
Dominican Republic-1,1061:9,4321,126
Panama
100%
8281:4,718816
Bolivia
100%
7781:13,6261,217
Belgium
100%
7381:15,5691,363
India
 
78%
7341:1,655,14792,015
Honduras
100%
6641:13,2791,176
England
96%
 
6531:85,1503,377
Congo
89%
 
5561:9,0091,185
Saudi Arabia-5251:58,6916,867
Gabon
100%
5211:3,615786
Argentina
99%
 
4551:94,0071,823
Paraguay
98%
 
4371:16,5601,194
Ghana-3931:68,6673,308
El Salvador-3511:18,0681,007
New Zealand-3321:13,6631,265
Thailand
88%
 
3191:219,64213,995
Guatemala
100%
2511:64,1771,855
Switzerland
96%
 
2511:32,7231,783
Puerto Rico-2481:14,316785
Morocco-2461:139,6294,172
Germany
86%
 
2301:420,3394,785
Nicaragua
96%
 
2211:27,2321,773
Netherlands
67%
 
2131:79,3534,513
Cape Verde-2051:2,581420
Uruguay
100%
1971:17,3991,020
South Korea
92%
 
1811:30,6322,483
Costa Rica
97%
 
1531:31,1631,721
Italy
64%
 
1471:415,3884,695
DR Congo
95%
 
1441:512,69217,971
New Caledonia
100%
1351:2,001395
Papua New Guinea
67%
 
1321:61,7605,941
South Africa
98%
 
1271:429,39121,562
Bahrain-1041:12,9682,016
Taiwan
100%
1011:235,34319,400
Guam-941:1,709379
Luxembourg
100%
901:6,267613
Ecuador-751:236,3593,746
Cameroon
100%
691:313,19611,643
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
581:3,310615
China-551:24,837,37860,674
Pakistan
 
71%
541:3,599,21639,399
Qatar
100%
541:43,8825,785
Scotland
73%
 
521:102,8922,427
Russia
56%
 
501:2,884,67417,015
Singapore
88%
 
421:149,6927,999
Sweden
68%
 
421:234,7127,753
French Polynesia-381:7,3131,076
Indonesia-361:7,165,657253,882
Nigeria
 
61%
331:5,380,73876,768
Brunei-251:16,7831,060
Hong Kong-231:337,0753,808
Denmark-221:256,7955,179
Greece
100%
211:520,6936,872
Israel-211:400,1398,803
Ireland
100%
201:232,1764,019
Malaysia
64%
 
161:1,903,12156,176
Bermuda-151:4,322727
Chile
100%
151:1,173,8149,993
Andorra-141:5,920470
Czechia
100%
141:761,1543,032
Romania
100%
141:1,432,28422,395
United Arab Emirates-141:510,85717,236
Aruba-131:7,9831,397
Benin
100%
131:813,52622,290
Kenya
 
50%
121:3,858,92623,691
Norway
100%
121:427,6948,125
Austria
100%
111:774,0186,072
Bulgaria-111:635,4908,785
Jamaica-111:262,1127,926
Japan-101:12,798,60638,248
Gibraltar-91:3,793625
Northern Mariana Islands-91:6,074908
Vanuatu-91:29,088709
Belize
100%
81:44,2893,463
Afghanistan-71:4,660,50227,414
Wales
100%
71:442,0445,971
Zimbabwe
50%
 
71:2,203,40259,073
Estonia-61:219,2306,245
Senegal
100%
61:2,430,22614,702
Macau-51:121,642885
United States Virgin Islands-51:21,9492,239
Vietnam
100%
51:18,524,6234,897
Zambia-51:3,170,95926,788
Northern Ireland-41:460,7862,461
Bahamas-41:99,8421,712
Cyprus-41:217,7693,299
Egypt
100%
41:22,975,23627,891
Equatorial Guinea
100%
41:284,422684
Kuwait-41:946,31612,511
Libya-41:1,555,3271,779
Madagascar-41:5,907,3524,093
Monaco
100%
41:9,6161,312
Poland
84%
 
41:9,506,7785,827
Rwanda-41:2,842,8582,668
South Sudan
50%
 
41:2,887,7551,822
Swaziland-41:325,0442,285
Togo-41:1,809,8105,654
Uzbekistan-41:7,696,61011,277
Albania
75%
 
31:1,015,52326,928
Belarus
100%
31:3,160,79512,102
Burkina Faso
100%
31:6,126,49060,119
Iran-31:26,165,62345,792
Ivory Coast
100%
31:7,691,97882,363
Yemen-31:8,765,5849,038
Azerbaijan-21:4,821,47233,780
Cambodia-21:8,136,66551,498
Isle of Man-21:42,512455
Jordan-21:4,413,3878,826
Kazakhstan
100%
21:8,873,42235,327
Oman-21:2,054,3348,531
Slovakia
100%
21:2,655,0326,915
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Finland
63%
 
11:5,483,18325,487
Guernsey-11:63,331901
Guinea-11:11,858,6477,978
Guinea-Bissau-11:1,728,218422
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Hungary
75%
 
11:9,791,7716,528
Kosovo-11:1,861,44022,170
Laos-11:6,586,8561,888
Lebanon-11:5,627,57119,299
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Mali-11:16,977,7558,714
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Mongolia-11:2,934,81416,205
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Somalia-11:13,525,8677,760
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Turkey
100%
11:77,801,70991,051
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Uganda-11:40,956,920131,348

Gil (686,266) may also be a surname.

Gil Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A diminutive of Gilbert.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Gil Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gail86493,613/
Gill8634,018/
Giel863,666/
Guil86562/
Ghil86198/
Gild86116/
Ngil8690/
Goil8653/
Gilt8653/
Gilh8633/
Dgil8623/
Gihl8610/
Cgil869/
Gisl867/
Gilp866/
Sgil863/
Kgil862/
Ágil862/
Tgil862/
Ggil861/
Gilë861/
Il809,237/
Gl80695/
Guill75329/
Guild75132/
Gigli75109/
Guilt7598/
Aggil7543/
Ghill7537/
Gioel7526/
Gaill7523/
Gilph7511/
Guisl758/
Gailė757/
Giehl756/
Gaail755/
Eggil754/
Giell754/
Nghil753/
Hgail753/
Hgiel752/
Gailh752/
Gield752/
Gielt752/
Giael752/
Iglil751/
Gildø751/
Giljz751/
Giuul751/
Goilh751/
Ggiel751/
Geijl751/
Cgill751/
Ccgil751/
Ahgil751/
Sgill751/
J'Gil751/
Jgill751/
Ohgil751/
Gilzz751/
Gillå751/
Ngill751/
Xgilh751/
Sgilh751/
Cghil751/
Dgill751/
Gül6755,166/
Jil677,094/
Sil677,076/
Gel675,976/
Ail675,343/
Ile673,645/
Zil673,636/
Hil672,004/
Cil671,044/
Oil67447/
Ill67428/
Isl67306/
Uil67299/
Gyl67250/
Eil67220/
Yil67181/
Iel67146/
Ngl67102/
Iol67101/
Ild6746/
Itl6737/
Gll6732/
Ihl6726/
Ilp6724/
Ghl6723/
Glh6722/
Gld6720/
Kgl6718/
Cgl6715/
Ilh6713/
Ilt6711/
Glt6710/
Ggl679/
Glp679/
Ijl676/
Hgl675/
Göl673/
Geesil672/
Gilowa672/
Ilë672/
Gûl671/
Gäl671/
Gål671/
Gél671/
Gdžl671/
Gahail671/
Gaheil671/
Geecil671/
Geetil671/
Geezil671/
Guillë671/
Ssgill671/
Žil671/
Koghil671/
Qgl671/
Guillt671/
Gioell671/
Giellh671/
Gildth671/

Gil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gil in the Russian language
Гилgil-

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