Given name & surname
Gillette
Gillette is a surname. It is used in English and French.
Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Gillette isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gillette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 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 1960. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 123 as a first name in 2020; 12,261 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.
Gillette’s family of names
In English usage, Gillette as a surname has a related form in Gilet. In English usage, Gillette as a surname has a related form in Gilett. In English usage, Gillette as a surname has a related form in Gillet.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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