Quick answers about Gilmer
How many people are named Gilmer?
An estimated 289 living Americans are named Gilmer.
How rare is Gilmer?
Gilmer fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.
How old is the typical Gilmer?
The median age of a living American named Gilmer is approximately 67 years, with most bearers falling between 16 and 77 years old.
Is Gilmer still popular?
Not especially. Gilmer has been declining since its 1918 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.
Where is Gilmer most common?
Gilmer has its strongest geographic signal in North Carolina, where it appears 11.2× more often than the national baseline.
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Where it lives now
Gilmer is most concentrated in North Carolina — about 11.2× the national rate in the 1920s.
States where Gilmer is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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