Recorded 1962–1991 Girls' name Peak 1979 16 births

Ginell — girls' name

16 babies named Ginell in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s61990s5
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Ginell was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ginell in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ginell

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Ginell between 1962 and 1991, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ginell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ginell performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ginell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ginell 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 16 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.

Ginell at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

16

Since 1962

30 years of records

Peak year

1979

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1962

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1991

Ginell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1962

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1979)
6
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4.555.566.5 199119791962 5

Ginell by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
6 births that decade — 38% of Ginell's all-time total
1960s51970s61990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ginell?
16 babies have been named Ginell since 1962. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1979 with 6 births.
When was Ginell most popular?
Ginell was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Ginell been used?
Ginell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 30 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Ginell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gina, Ginger, Ginny, Ginamarie, and 4 more. 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, 1962–1991 (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.