Given name & surname
Gile
“resembling a young goal”
Gile is a variant of Giles. One Greek interpretation is “resembling a young goal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gile is a variant of Giles. One Greek interpretation is “resembling a young goal.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gile is a variant of Giles. Giles has been associated with Late Latin and Greek naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Gile is a variant of Giles. The history of Giles gives this family its wider story. Giles was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Gile through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1961. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,478 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gile’s family of names
Gile has a related form in Giles. In Greek usage, Gile as a surname is a transliteration of Γήλε.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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