Girls' name · since 1971

Gidgette

5 babies named Gidgette in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#65,391 of 72,339
all-time among girls
5
born since 1971
1970s
peak decade

Gidgette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 5 recorded since 1971.

Social Security Administration records show Gidgette recorded 5 times among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 1971.

  • #65,391 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 5 born since 1971
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gidgette ranks #65,391 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.

#65,391 of 72,339
all-time among girls
5
born since 1971
1970s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Gidgette's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Gidgette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1971

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1971)
5
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
5 1971 5

Gidgette by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).

1970s was Gidgette's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Gidgette births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gidgette?
Gidgette has been given to 5 babies in the U.S. since 1971, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #65,391 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1971. 5 babies were born in 1971, its single highest year.
Where does Gidgette sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gidgette ranks #65,391 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Gidgette most popular?
Gidgette was most popular in the 1970s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Gidgette been used?
Gidgette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 1 year of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Gidgette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gidget, Gideon, Gidgett. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Gidgette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1971–1971 (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 Gidgette 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.