Given name & surname
Gilson
“the son of Gilbert”
Gilson is a variant of Gibson. One English interpretation is “the son of Gilbert.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gilson is a variant of Gibson. One English interpretation is “the son of Gilbert.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gilson is a variant of Gibson. An origin associated with Gibson is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Gilson is a diminutive of Gilles. In English usage, Gilson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Giles.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gilson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 46
- 46 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 7 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 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 547 as a first name in 2020; 6,998 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.
Gilson’s family of names
In French usage, Gilson is a diminutive of Gilles. In English usage, Gilson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Giles. Gilson has a related form in Gibson.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gilson
- GilsinhoBrazilian association football playerborn 1984
- Gilson BenchimolCape Verdean association football playerborn 2001
- Gilson Andrade da SilvaBrazilian priestborn 1966
- Gilsonfootballerborn 1986
- Gilson KleinaBrazilian football managerborn 1968
- GilsonBrazilian footballerborn 1973
- Gilson de SouzaEcuadorian footballerborn 1967
- Gilson MarquesBrazilian politicianborn 1981
- Gilson Machado NetoBrazilian businessman and politicianborn 1968
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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