Holding steady.
Popularity of Gid since 1884
Babies named Gid per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1915, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Gid's real moment was 1884.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 0 |
| 1900s | 0 |
| 1910s | 32 |
| 1920s | 34 |
| 1930s | 26 |
| 1940s | 20 |
| 1950s | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Gid is an exceedingly rare given name in the United States, first recorded in 1884 and never achieving widespread usage. The name's peak year was also 1884, after which it virtually disappeared from birth records. It has not appeared in the top 1000 names for any year, and its one-in-N statistic is unavailable, indicating that fewer than 5 babies per year shared the name in recent decades. The trajectory of Gid's usage has been stable at near-zero, with no evidence of a revival. Given its scarcity, Gid remains an obscure choice, likely a diminutive of the biblical Gideon or a standalone variant.
Gid is likely a diminutive or short form of the biblical name Gideon, which means 'hewer' or 'feller' in Hebrew, or possibly a variant of Giddy, a pet form of names beginning with 'Gid-' like Gideon or Gidney. The name appears sporadically in English naming records, but its use has been rare and largely confined to the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its derivation is uncertain, and it may have arisen independently as a given name.
Sibling names for Gid
Names that share Gid's style, for a brother or sister.
