Recorded 1969–1972 Girls' name Peak 1970 26 births

Gidgett — girls' name

26 babies named Gidgett in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s21
1970s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Gidgett was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

9 babies were named Gidgett in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gidgett

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Gidgett between 1969 and 1972, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gidgett currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gidgett performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gidgett shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gidgett in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 26 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gidgett at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

26

Since 1969

4 years of records

Peak year

1970

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1969

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1972

Gidgett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1969

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1970)
9
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
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Gidgett by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
21 births that decade — 81% of Gidgett's all-time total
1960s51970s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gidgett?
26 babies have been named Gidgett since 1969. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1970 with 9 births.
When was Gidgett most popular?
Gidgett was most popular in the 1970s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Gidgett been used?
Gidgett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 4 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Gidgett?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gidget, Gideon, Gidgette. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–1972 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.