Girls' name · since 1963
Ginelle
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 512 babies named Ginelle, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,471 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 512
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ginelle currently ranks #13471 among girls' names in America, with 512 babies recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Ginelle recorded 512 times among girls since 1963, holding rank #13471 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #11,663 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,471 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 512 born since 1963
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ginelle ranks #11,663 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,471 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 512 born since 1963, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,471 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 512
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ginelle's 512 recorded births place it above 83.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ginelle compares
512 Top 45% higher than 55% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ginelle's all-time total is 36% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ginelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 512 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ginelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ginelle's full recorded timeline at 1993, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ginelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Ginelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (143 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Ginelle's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Ginelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
93 births
- 1980s
1980s
143 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s 54
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 143 births (28% of all-time use).
How Ginelle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ginelle's total volume
Ginelle by state
Where Ginelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 20 | 3.9% |
| #2 | California | | 18 | 3.5% |
20 of 512 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ginelle's data
- Ginelle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (143 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ginelles (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ginelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Ginelle 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.