Gilad
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- gee-LAHD
- Origin
- Hebrew
Gilad is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “rocky region”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gilad mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew Gilead, a region of the Bible
“rocky region”
From Gilead, the hill country east of the Jordan in the Bible, known for its healing balm.
Is Gilad a girl's or a boy's name?
Gilad is a boys' name.
How popular is Gilad in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Gilad in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gilad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
Names like Gilad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ahmad, Jacob, Noah, Caleb, Muhammad, Gianni, Isaac, Levi, Jonah, Axel, Jordan, Musa
More Hebrew names
Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie, Eliana
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gilad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gilad, updated 20 October 2026.