US rank #2556 Girls' name Peak 1962 4,412 births

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.

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#2556
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Gigi was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

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 1,000

Total births

4,412

Since 1940

85 years of records

Peak year

1962

271 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#2,556

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1940

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gigi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1940

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1962)
271
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
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Gigi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
1,704 births that decade — 39% of Gigi's all-time total
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Gigi by state

Where Gigi concentrates geographically — total births since 1940

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Gigi
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%
California share of Gigi's total US births 19.8%
Even split

873 of 4,412 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.

Gigi appears in 32 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gigi?
4,412 babies have been named Gigi since 1940. It currently ranks #2556 among girls. The peak year was 1962 with 271 births.
When was Gigi most popular?
Gigi was most popular in the 1960s decade with 1,704 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Gigi most popular?
The top states for the name Gigi are California (873 births), New York (325 births), Texas (201 births).
How long has the name Gigi been used?
Gigi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 85 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gigi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gigette, Giget. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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.