Total births
48
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.
- 48
- total births
- 1987–2022
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that 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.
- 48 total births
- 1987–2022 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 31% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
48 girls have been named Gifty since 1987, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2022.
- 48
- total births
- 1987–2022
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
31% of everyone ever named Gifty was born in this single decade.
1993
Single peak year
8 babies were named Gifty in 1993 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
1993
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1987
Gifty popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2022
- Peak year (1993)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Gifty by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 15 births (31% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gifty? ▼
Since 1987, Social Security records show 48 babies named Gifty. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 1993, with 8 births.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gifty: Baby Name Since 1987 - 48 Births, Peak 1993." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gifty. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.