Total births
17
Recorded 1961–1968 Boys' name Peak 1961 17 births
Gig — boys' name
17 babies named Gig in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1960s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Gig was born in this single decade.
1961
Single peak year
6 babies were named Gig in 1961 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Gig
The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Gig between 1961 and 1968, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gig currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Gig performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Gig 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 17 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.
Gig at a glance
Last recorded 1968Peak year
1961
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1961
Gig popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1961
- Peak year (1961)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
Gig by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 17 births that decade — 100% of Gig's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gig? ▼
17 babies have been named Gig since 1961. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1961 with 6 births.
When was Gig most popular? ▼
Gig was most popular in the 1960s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Gig been used? ▼
Gig has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 8 years of data through 1968.
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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, 1961–1968 (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.