Gigi — #2556 US girls' name
4,412 babies named Gigi in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 86% of names given to girls today.
39% of everyone ever named Gigi was born in this single decade.
271 babies were named Gigi in 1962 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Gigi
The Social Security Administration has registered 4,412 babies named Gigi between 1940 and 2024, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gigi currently holds the #2556 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 271 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Gigi performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 1,704 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Gigi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 873 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Gigi in 32 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Gigi 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 4,412 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.
Gigi at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Gigi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1940
- Peak year (1962)
- 271
- Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
Currently ranks #2556 among girls.
4,412 total births across 85 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1962 with 271 births in a single year.
Gigi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 1,704 births that decade — 39% of Gigi's all-time total
Gigi decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,704 births
- Runner-up 740 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Gigi's strongest decade
1,704 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 39% of all-time use.
Gigi by state
Where Gigi concentrates geographically — total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 873 | 19.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 325 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 201 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 176 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 112 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 89 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 72 | 1.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 55 | 1.2% |
873 of 4,412 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 19.8% of nationwide
- New York 7.4% of nationwide
- Texas 4.6% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.0% of nationwide
- Florida 2.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 32 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 19.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Gigi appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1940–2024 (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.