Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Giles

#1,804 most common boys' name of all time · #4,364 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,804
Rank overall
#4,364 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
4,732
Since 2016
169
Peak year
1918 #669
Best rank
#369 1881
Girls Boys peak 86/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Giles is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 12 12 #6,808
2024 — 19 19 #5,069
2023 — 11 11 #7,293
2022 — 13 13 #6,486
2021 — 16 16 #5,569
2020 — 18 18 #5,043
2019 — 29 29 #3,717
2018 — 19 19 #4,919
2017 — 15 15 #5,792
2016 — 17 17 #5,320
2015 — 20 20 #4,713
2014 — 12 12 #6,639
2013 — 20 20 #4,625
2012 — 25 25 #4,006
2011 — 20 20 #4,663
2010 — 30 30 #3,532
2009 — 20 20 #4,750
2008 — 23 23 #4,268
2007 — 26 26 #3,893
2006 — 19 19 #4,677
2005 — 28 28 #3,450
2004 — 21 21 #4,132
2003 — 22 22 #3,842
2002 — 19 19 #4,189
2001 — 17 17 #4,479
2000 — 15 15 #4,791
1999 — 18 18 #3,990
1998 — 17 17 #4,023
1997 — 24 24 #3,066
1996 — 16 16 #4,024
1995 — 28 28 #2,628
1994 — 22 22 #3,114
1993 — 29 29 #2,511
1992 — 39 39 #2,003
1991 — 31 31 #2,301
1990 — 19 19 #3,171
1989 — 26 26 #2,472
1988 — 15 15 #3,362
1987 — 25 25 #2,276
1986 — 30 30 #1,964
1985 — 26 26 #2,117
1984 — 34 34 #1,695
1983 — 24 24 #2,146
1982 — 28 28 #1,936
1981 — 24 24 #2,141
1980 — 25 25 #2,112
1979 — 25 25 #2,053
1978 — 31 31 #1,723
1977 — 22 22 #2,136
1976 — 26 26 #1,876
1975 — 28 28 #1,756
1974 — 36 36 #1,442
1973 — 20 20 #2,042
1972 — 31 31 #1,537
1971 — 29 29 #1,640
1970 — 32 32 #1,496
1969 — 30 30 #1,463
1968 — 29 29 #1,455
1967 — 29 29 #1,414
1966 — 31 31 #1,374
1965 — 23 23 #1,627
1964 — 41 41 #1,202
1963 — 35 35 #1,322
1962 — 47 47 #1,124
1961 — 30 30 #1,468
1960 — 48 48 #1,131
1959 — 37 37 #1,281
1958 — 46 46 #1,133
1957 — 52 52 #1,051
1956 — 51 51 #1,058
1955 — 62 62 #949
1954 — 58 58 #975
1953 — 44 44 #1,103
1952 — 43 43 #1,111
1951 — 50 50 #993
1950 — 47 47 #1,023
1949 — 38 38 #1,145
1948 — 50 50 #990
1947 — 54 54 #968
1946 — 31 31 #1,261
1945 — 43 43 #972
1944 — 54 54 #861
1943 — 51 51 #933
1942 — 49 49 #949
1941 — 62 62 #800
1940 — 44 44 #971
1939 — 47 47 #907
1938 — 61 61 #787
1937 — 41 41 #986
1936 — 52 52 #847
1935 — 59 59 #806
1934 — 60 60 #801
1933 — 69 69 #736
1932 — 77 77 #704
1931 — 66 66 #768
1930 — 63 63 #816
1929 — 69 69 #774
1928 — 80 80 #708
1927 — 70 70 #789
1926 — 60 60 #858
1925 — 78 78 #740
1924 — 63 63 #866
1923 — 64 64 #847
1922 — 80 80 #738
1921 — 52 52 #975
1920 — 69 69 #805
1919 — 66 66 #801
1918 — 86 86 #669
1917 — 73 73 #718
1916 — 54 54 #858
1915 — 65 65 #742
1914 — 56 56 #681
1913 — 45 45 #669
1912 — 32 32 #768
1911 — 18 18 #762
1910 — 13 13 #875
1909 — 9 9 #1,029
1908 — 14 14 #722
1907 — 7 7 #1,108
1906 — 7 7 #1,020
1905 — 9 9 #852
1904 — 15 15 #591
1903 — 7 7 #926
1902 — 9 9 #806
1901 — 11 11 #641
1900 — 15 15 #655
1899 — 17 17 #462
1898 — 6 6 #1,017
1897 — 13 13 #593
1896 — 8 8 #833
1895 — 8 8 #806
1893 — 17 17 #453
1892 — 7 7 #876
1891 — 6 6 #860
1890 — 11 11 #609
1889 — 12 12 #555
1888 — 20 20 #420
1887 — 11 11 #551
1886 — 13 13 #517
1885 — 15 15 #485
1884 — 14 14 #505
1883 — 17 17 #439
1882 — 12 12 #549
1881 — 21 21 #369
1880 — 18 18 #409