Unisex name · since 1988
Gin
Gin has 35 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,683 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 35 have been recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gin has been recorded 35 times among boys since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2024.
- #24,683 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 35 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gin ranks #24,683 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,683 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gin's 35 recorded births place it above 45.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gin's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Gin popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 1973 (Gin as girls' name)
Gin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (24 births, 69% of the file).
2010s was Gin's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Gin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 24 births (69% of all-time use).
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What to do with Gin's data
- Gin's decade-level peak was the 2010s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1988–2024 (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 Gin 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.