Giles Name Popularity

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How popular is Giles?

In 2018 the rare name Giles, ranked the 4,949th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Giles is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #367 in 1881.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1918 with 86 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Giles was less than 5, most recently in 1894.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Giles occurred roughly during the years 1885-1888, 1909-1918, and 1988-1992, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1918-1921, 1932-1937, and 1962-1965.

Giles's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Giles for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Giles?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

The name Giles is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Giles (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		19	4,949
2017		15	5,876
2016		17	5,372
2015		20	4,764
2014		12	6,761
2013		20	4,667
2012		25	4,045
2011		20	4,711
2010		30	3,560
2009		20	4,810
2008		23	4,302
2007		26	3,929
2006		19	4,743
2005		28	3,476
2004		21	4,166
2003		22	3,880
2002		19	4,224
2001		17	4,555
2000		15	4,871
1999		18	4,050
1998		17	4,076
1997		24	3,093
1996		16	4,071
1995		28	2,642
1994		22	3,153
1993		29	2,534
1992		39	2,016
1991		31	2,309
1990		19	3,220
1989		26	2,504
1988		15	3,415
1987		25	2,292
1986		30	1,978
1985		26	2,144
1984		34	1,701
1983		24	2,166
1982		28	1,950
1981		24	2,158
1980		25	2,134
1979		25	2,067
1978		31	1,736
1977		22	2,150
1976		26	1,897
1975		28	1,761
1974		36	1,449
1973		20	2,071
1972		31	1,548
1971		29	1,646
1970		32	1,506
1969		30	1,476
1968		29	1,466
1967		28	1,459
1966		31	1,383
1965		23	1,638
1964		41	1,206
1963		35	1,330
1962		47	1,129
1961		30	1,476
1960		47	1,140
1959		37	1,284
1958		46	1,138
1957		52	1,055
1956		51	1,056
1955		62	953
1954		58	981
1953		44	1,114
1952		43	1,124
1951		50	997
1950		47	1,029
1949		38	1,153
1948		50	994
1947		54	972
1946		31	1,269
1945		43	978
1944		54	864
1943		51	934
1942		49	951
1941		62	802
1940		44	972
1939		47	907
1938		61	788
1937		41	994
1936		52	847
1935		59	806
1934		60	801
1933		69	737
1932		77	705
1931		66	771
1930		63	819
1929		69	773
1928		80	710
1927		70	791
1926		60	862
1925		78	742
1924		63	866
1923		64	849
1922		80	738
1921		52	977
1920		69	807
1919		66	804
1918		86	671
1917		73	718
1916		54	859
1915		65	744
1914		56	681
1913		45	673
1912		32	772
1911		18	773
1910		13	893
1909		9	1,047
1908		14	723
1907		7	1,139
1906		7	1,056
1905		9	865
1904		15	596
1903		7	951
1902		9	818
1901		11	655
1900		15	657
1899		17	464
1898		6	1,056
1897		13	593
1896		8	850
1895		8	825
1894		< 5	--
1893		17	455
1892		7	893
1891		6	892
1890		11	614
1889		12	563
1888		20	421
1887		11	562
1886		13	524
1885		15	488
1884		14	512
1883		17	438
1882		12	558
1881		21	367
1880		18	409

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.