Girls' name · since 1987

Gifty

Gifty has 48 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#35,421 of 72,339
all-time among girls
48
born since 1987
1990s
peak decade

48 girls have been named Gifty since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Gifty has 48 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2022.

  • #35,421 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 48 born since 1987
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gifty ranks #35,421 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 48 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.

#35,421 of 72,339
all-time among girls
48
born since 1987
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Gifty's 48 recorded births place it above 50.79% 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.

Gifty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Gifty's full recorded timeline at 2007, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Gifty popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1993)
8
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
456789 19871993199720012007201020172022 5

Gifty by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (15 births, 31% of the file).

1990s was Gifty's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Gifty births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 15 births (31% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gifty? ▼
Since 1987, Social Security records show 48 babies named Gifty. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #35,421 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 1993, with 8 births.
Where does Gifty sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gifty ranks #35,421 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 Gifty most popular? ▼
Gifty was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Gifty been used? ▼
Gifty has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 36 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Gifty? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gift, Gifti. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Gifty's data

  • Gifty's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Gifty

Nearby Names Like Gifty

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gifty

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Gifty: 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, 1987–2022 (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 Gifty 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.