Given name & surname
Gili
“one who is forever joyous”
Gili is a variant of Gila. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is forever joyous.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gili is a variant of Gila. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is forever joyous.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gili is a variant of Gila. An origin associated with Gila is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gili through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 62
- 0 boys · 62 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 11 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 girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 230 as a first name in 2020; 141 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gili’s family of names
Gili has a related form in Gila. In Catalan usage, Gili as a surname has a related form in Gil. In Greek usage, Gili as a surname is a transliteration of Γίλη.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Gili
- Gili SharirIsraeli judokaborn 1999
- Gili CohenIsraeli judokaborn 1991
- Gili Bar-HillelIsraeli translatorborn 1974
- Gili MossinsonIsraeli basketball player (born 1978)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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