Girls' name · since 1913
Ginger
46,218 babies named Ginger in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,304 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 46,218
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ginger is the #3304 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 46,218 recorded since 1913.
Ginger has 46,218 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3304 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #620 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,304 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 46,218 born since 1913
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ginger ranks #620 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,304 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 46,218 born since 1913, peaking in the 1970s.
- #620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,304 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 46,218
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ginger's 46,218 recorded births place it above 99.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ginger compares
46,218 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Ginger's all-time total is 123x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ginger | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 46,218 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,670 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ginger's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ginger's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 1,670, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ginger popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 1,670
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Ginger popularity over time - boys
42 total births recorded since 1964 (Ginger as boys' name)
Ginger by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (11,780 births, 25% of the file).
1970s was Ginger's strongest decade.
11,780 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Ginger births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 111
1910s
111 births
- 1920s 291
1920s
291 births
- 1930s 1,000
1930s
1,000 births
- 1940s 4,194
1940s
4,194 births
- 1950s
1950s
9,012 births
- 1960s
1960s
11,699 births
- 1970s
1970s
11,780 births
- 1980s 4,367
1980s
4,367 births
- 1990s 1,227
1990s
1,227 births
- 2000s 1,393
2000s
1,393 births
- 2010s 862
2010s
862 births
- 2020s 282
2020s
282 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11,780 births (25% of all-time use).
How Ginger 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 Ginger's total volume
Ginger by state
Where Ginger concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,288 | 9.3% |
| #2 | California | | 3,892 | 8.4% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 2,163 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 2,053 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 2,005 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,846 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 1,741 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 1,680 | 3.6% |
4,288 of 46,218 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Ginger appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ginger's data
- Ginger's decade-level peak was the 1970s (11,780 total births); usage has since declined to 282 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Gingers (4,288 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ginger: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Ginger 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.