US rank #7797 Unisex name Peak 2018 165 births

Gift — #7797 US unisex name

165 babies named Gift in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s372010s742020s49
#7797
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Gift was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

14 babies were named Gift in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gift

The Social Security Administration has registered 165 babies named Gift between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gift currently holds the #7797 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Gift is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 38 additional births since 2016.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gift performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gift shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gift 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 165 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.

Gift at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

165

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2018

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,797

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gift popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
14
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
46810121416 2024202120182015201020071999 5

Gift popularity over time — boys

38 total births recorded since 2016 (Gift as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 38 births
4681012 202420222020201920182016 5

Gift by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
74 births that decade — 45% of Gift's all-time total
1990s52000s372010s742020s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gift?
165 babies have been named Gift since 1999. It currently ranks #7797 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 14 births.
When was Gift most popular?
Gift was most popular in the 2010s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Is Gift a unisex name?
Yes, Gift is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 165 births, and as a boy's name it has 38 births.
How long has the name Gift been used?
Gift has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gift?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gifty, Gifti. 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, 1999–2024 (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.