Gill Forename

25,281st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 34,018 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Gill Forename Definition:

A contraction, or rather, a shortening of Gillian. Occasionally it is equivalent to the Jill of ‘Every Jack has his Jill’.

Gill Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England
100%
17,1981:3,233442
United States
84%
 
4,4991:80,5823,849
New Zealand-2,4291:1,867382
Australia-1,6981:8,043837
Scotland
100%
9131:5,860521
Canada
100%
8511:38,9352,808
South Africa
 
66%
6681:81,6367,115
Wales
100%
5571:5,555623
Sweden
 
95%
5291:18,6351,336
Paraguay
99%
 
5091:14,2181,121
India
84%
 
4971:2,444,422119,349
Papua New Guinea
79%
 
4441:18,3611,830
Saudi Arabia-3501:88,0369,509
Philippines
78%
 
2571:412,48814,623
Ireland
95%
 
2221:20,9171,018
Belgium
100%
1921:59,8442,674
France
97%
 
1801:369,2804,580
Brazil
100%
1571:1,364,56132,501
Netherlands
97%
 
1551:109,0465,443
Israel
 
56%
1421:59,1753,364
Portugal-1291:80,7042,343
Bahrain-1041:12,9682,016
China-821:16,659,21760,133
Pakistan
50%
 
791:2,460,22431,026
Guernsey
100%
731:868190
Botswana
100%
631:34,6743,690
Cameroon
100%
611:354,27112,722
Northern Ireland
100%
541:34,1321,114
Germany
 
66%
491:1,973,01811,502
Qatar-461:51,5136,571
Spain-431:1,082,0929,010
Jersey-411:2,439413
Zambia-371:428,50810,596
DR Congo
100%
341:2,171,40051,388
Peru
70%
 
341:935,04312,870
Malaysia
61%
 
321:951,56134,118
Indonesia-301:8,598,789287,510
Malta-281:15,3341,292
Singapore-271:232,8548,839
Barbados-261:11,1461,138
Congo
100%
211:238,5346,383
Denmark-211:269,0245,348
Mexico
60%
 
211:5,911,63922,154
Hong Kong-201:387,6363,995
Seychelles
100%
191:4,877888
Nigeria
92%
 
181:9,864,687115,427
Norway
100%
181:285,1296,331
Switzerland
75%
 
171:483,1477,811
Costa Rica
 
67%
161:297,9975,686
Saint Lucia
54%
 
151:11,8541,528
Thailand
58%
 
151:4,671,05489,574
Cyprus-141:62,2202,260
South Korea-141:396,03011,136
United Arab Emirates-141:510,85717,236
Venezuela
100%
131:2,323,22339,208
Russia
100%
111:13,112,15545,377
Colombia
100%
101:4,777,89327,360
Italy
61%
 
101:6,106,20925,028
Nicaragua
100%
101:601,8349,645
Panama
100%
101:390,65611,763
Gibraltar-91:3,793625
Honduras
100%
91:979,71911,190
Japan-91:14,220,67339,809
Poland
 
67%
91:4,225,2354,388
Taiwan
100%
91:2,641,07657,947
Isle of Man
100%
81:10,628230
Benin
100%
71:1,510,83532,846
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
71:194,48810,722
Greece
100%
61:1,822,42510,706
Grenada
100%
61:18,0211,808
Uganda
67%
 
61:6,826,15353,479
Bahamas-51:79,8741,458
Angola-41:6,741,6524,704
Bermuda-41:16,2061,525
Cambodia-41:4,068,33235,322
Croatia
100%
41:1,054,2699,352
Egypt-41:22,975,23627,891
Finland
71%
 
41:1,370,79611,464
Kenya-41:11,576,77840,588
Luxembourg-41:141,0122,772
Myanmar-41:12,987,0681,965
New Caledonia-41:67,5412,087
Sri Lanka-41:5,199,77210,550
Turkey-41:19,450,42745,600
Czechia
70%
 
31:3,552,0546,491
Jamaica-31:961,07614,069
Tanzania
100%
31:17,596,10669,562
Belize
100%
21:177,1545,935
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100%
21:1,762,2296,852
Cayman Islands-21:30,6501,815
Chile
67%
 
21:8,803,60433,591
El Salvador-21:3,170,89311,665
Romania-21:10,025,98847,037
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
21:95,9983,765
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910
Austria
100%
11:8,514,20119,377
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Falkland Islands-11:3,142392
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Malawi
100%
11:17,112,31024,110
Mauritania-11:4,095,23927,701
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Monaco-11:38,4662,379
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Niger-11:19,183,99477,442
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Uzbekistan-11:30,786,44017,476
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731

Gill (281,260) may also be a surname.

Gill Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A contraction, or rather, a shortening of Gillian. Occasionally it is equivalent to the Jill of ‘Every Jack has his Jill’.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A Old English name, meaning: Girl.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Gill Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guill89329/
Ghill8937/
Gaill8923/
Giell894/
Cgill891/
Sgill891/
Jgill891/
Gillå891/
Ngill891/
Dgill891/
Gil86205,922/
Ill86428/
Gll8632/
Guillë801/
Ssgill801/
Guillt801/
Gioell801/
Giellh801/
Jill75546,996/
Gail75493,613/
Zill759,238/
Hill756,418/
Giel753,666/
Ille751,451/
Guil75562/
Sill75227/
Gell75213/
Ghil75198/
Yill75124/
Gild75116/
Uill75109/
Ngil7590/
Cill7579/
Gyll7557/
Goil7553/
Gilt7553/
Gilh7533/
Aill7532/
Eill7526/
Dgil7523/
Oill7513/
Gihl7510/
Cgil759/
Gisl757/
Iell757/
I'll756/
Gilp756/
Güll755/
Ghll753/
Sgil753/
Glll753/
Kgil752/
Ágil752/
Tgil752/
Gllt752/
Ggil751/
Cgll751/
Ƈill751/
Isll751/
Illl751/
Illı751/
Ijll751/
Gilë751/
Illp751/
Jsdgill731/
Gilglil731/
Il679,237/
Hille673,722/
Jille67972/
Gl67695/
Chill67318/
Khill67317/
Icell67278/
Yille67139/
Guild67132/
Gigli67109/
Guilt6798/
Isell6772/
Gaell6772/
Aggil6743/
Aille6740/
Geell6738/
Gioel6726/
Uille6720/
Djill6717/
Juill6717/
Eille6715/
Gayll6714/
Hiell6714/
Guull6712/
Guell6712/
Itill6711/
Ghell6711/
Gilph6711/
Ngell6710/
Jjill6710/
Oille6710/
Haill6710/
Jeill679/
Heill679/
Guisl678/
Jiell678/
Jilll678/
Jaill678/
Joill678/
Gailė677/
Hoill677/
Tjill677/
Jillt677/
Itell677/
Xzill677/
Giehl676/
Jijll676/
Zuill676/
Kgell675/
Icill675/
Icyll675/
Goell675/
Esill675/
Gaail675/
Eggil674/
Jilld674/
Siell674/
Islle674/
Huill673/
Nghil673/
Hgail673/
Isill673/
Jillh673/
Zillh673/
Ecill673/
Jsill672/
Hgiel672/
Zhill672/
Åsill672/
Gujll672/
Gailh672/
Gield672/
Gielt672/
Giael672/
Etill672/
Geyll672/
Uilld672/
Ilgli672/
Iglil671/
Gildø671/
Giljz671/
Giuul671/
Gllhh671/
Gäėll671/
Goilh671/
Ggiel671/
Geijl671/
Ccgil671/
Aaill671/
Aillh671/
Ahgil671/
Sillh671/
Silll671/
Scill671/
Ziell671/
Isyll671/
Isıll671/
Hjill671/
Hitll671/
Hihll671/
Hilld671/
J'Gil671/
Jillp671/
Jitll671/
Ohgil671/
Ghlll671/
Gilzz671/
Ngllh671/
Xgilh671/
Sgilh671/
Gellh671/
Gesll671/
Kglll671/
Islld671/
Cghil671/
Cihll671/

Gill Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gill in the Russian language
Гиллgill-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gill