Gulliver
Boy · GUL-ih-ver · English
Gulliver is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “glutton”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gulliver mean?
English: English surname from Old French, 'glutton'
“glutton”
From an English surname meaning glutton; Jonathan Swift gave it to the traveller hero of Gulliver's Travels in 1726.
- Say it
- GUL-ih-ver
Is Gulliver a girl's or a boy's name?
Gulliver is a boys' name.
How popular is Gulliver in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Gulliver in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Gulliver in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
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