Ginger vs Ginny

Side-by-side comparison of Ginger and Ginny - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ginger

Girl name · Rank #3524

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Name B

Ginny

Girl name · Rank #3019

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Metric Ginger Ginny
Current Rank #3524 #3019
Total Births (all years) 46,218 7,648
Peak Year 1971 1958
Peak Year Births 1,670 242
Peak Decade 1970s 1960s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1913 1918

Births by Decade

Decade Ginger Ginny
1910s 111 5
1920s 291 49
1930s 1,000 124
1940s 4,194 904
1950s 9,012 1,401
1960s 11,699 1,517
1970s 11,780 1,409
1980s 4,367 1,061
1990s 1,227 406
2000s 1,393 229
2010s 862 245
2020s 282 298

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ginger Ginny
2014 80 30
2015 68 21
2016 56 23
2017 62 27
2018 61 26
2019 57 32
2020 47 35
2021 46 38
2022 49 59
2023 49 64
2024 44 54
2025 47 48

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1913–2025.

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