Giles

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A few things about Giles you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Giles

Giles Barnes

English-Jamaican footballer

Choose Giles and your child shares a first name with Giles Barnes, an English-Jamaican footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Giles, like who?” Giles Barnes's Wikipedia article is available in 27 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 142,857 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Giles, 12 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Giles would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryGiles has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Giless, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1881, when it ranked #360. Today it's #6,803, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendGiles has slipped 1,762 places over the last five years and now sits at #6,803. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Giles means “young goat”. Our records link it to English, French and Greek roots.

About the name Giles

Giles is a boy name of English, French and Greek origin meaning “young goat”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with G and ending in “-les”. US birth records list Giles for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 145 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked #360 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #6,803, with 12 babies.

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