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Gilmore
OriginIrish and Scottish
Meaning"devoted to the Virgin Mary"
US RankUnranked
Below 5 births
About Gilmore
For better or worse, this name is still firmly attached to the TV series Gilmore Girls. It's one of a number of Scottish and Irish surname names beginning with Gil, meaning "servant". In this case, it's "servant of Mary", making it a subtle male Marian name.
Pronounced GIL-mor.
As of October 2026, Gilmore ranked #9317 in US births in 1994 SSA, peaked at #991 in 1914.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Gilmore on lists
Famous Gilmores
- Joseph H. Gilmore (1834
1918), hymnist
- Gilmore David Clarke
American civil engineer and landscape architect
Gilmore in pop culture
- "The Gilmore Girls
" TV series
- 'Happy Gilmore
" 1996 movie
- Shaun Gilmore
character in Critical Role season 1.
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