Boys' name · since 1961
Gig
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Gig, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,124 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gig sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Gig recorded 17 times among boys since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1968.
- #30,124 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 17 born since 1961
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gig ranks #30,124 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1961, peaking in the 1960s.
- #30,124 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Gig's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gig's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gig splits its recorded history at 1964: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gig popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1968
- Peak year (1961)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Gig by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).
1960s was Gig's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Gig births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gig: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1961–1968 (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 Gig 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.