Recorded 1963–2023 Girls' name Peak 1987 506 births

Ginelle — girls' name

506 babies named Ginelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s171970s931980s1431990s982000s892010s542020s12
1980s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Ginelle was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

21 babies were named Ginelle in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ginelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 506 babies named Ginelle between 1963 and 2023, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ginelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ginelle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 143 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ginelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Ginelle in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ginelle 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 506 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.

Ginelle at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

506

Since 1963

61 years of records

Peak year

1987

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1963

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ginelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1963

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1987)
21
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
0510152025 20232010200319951988198119741963 7

Ginelle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
143 births that decade — 28% of Ginelle's all-time total
1960s171970s931980s1431990s982000s892010s542020s12

Ginelle by state

Where Ginelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ginelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
20 4.0%
#2 California
18 3.6%
New York share of Ginelle's total US births 4.0%
Even split

20 of 506 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ginelle?
506 babies have been named Ginelle since 1963. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1987 with 21 births.
When was Ginelle most popular?
Ginelle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 143 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Ginelle most popular?
The top states for the name Ginelle are New York (20 births), California (18 births).
How long has the name Ginelle been used?
Ginelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 61 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ginelle?
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, 1963–2023 (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.