Girls' name · since 1946
Gidget
Gidget has 1,586 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,498 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,586
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
1,586 girls have been named Gidget since 1946, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Gidget has 1,586 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2016.
- #5,498 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,586 born since 1946
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gidget ranks #5,498 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,586 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,498 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,586
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gidget's 1,586 recorded births place it above 92.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Gidget's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gidget's full recorded timeline at 1974, 26% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 74% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 187 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gidget popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2016
- Peak year (1966)
- 187
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Gidget by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (705 births, 44% of the file).
1960s was Gidget's strongest decade.
705 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Gidget births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 41
1950s
41 births
- 1960s
1960s
705 births
- 1970s
1970s
690 births
- 1980s 110
1980s
110 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 705 births (44% of all-time use).
How Gidget compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gidget's total volume
Gidget by state
Where Gidget concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 113 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 66 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 65 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 60 | 3.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 42 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 38 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 28 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 26 | 1.6% |
113 of 1,586 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Gidget appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gidget's data
- Gidget's decade-level peak was the 1960s (705 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gidgets (113 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gidget: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~70 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1946–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gidget draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.