Girls' name · since 1969
Gidgett
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 26 babies named Gidgett, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #42,674 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Gidgett is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 26 have been recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Gidgett recorded 26 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1972.
- #42,674 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 26 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gidgett ranks #42,674 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #42,674 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Gidgett's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gidgett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gidgett splits its recorded history at 1971: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gidgett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1972
- Peak year (1970)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Gidgett by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (21 births, 81% of the file).
1970s was Gidgett's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Gidgett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 21 births (81% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gidgett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~3 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, 1969–1972 (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 Gidgett 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.