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In all the world, Gilman (Gilman , Гильман , Гилман ) is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but infrequently girly first name. The first name Gilman is characteristic of Albania, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan, where it is a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Russia, the United States, and Turkey. More frequently, Gilman is the last name as well as the forename.
Gilman is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gilman , the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character, Beware the Lotus.