Recorded 1942–1996 Girls' name Peak 1958 505 births

Gini — girls' name

505 babies named Gini in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s361950s1461960s1591970s1041980s471990s13
1960s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Gini was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

27 babies were named Gini in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gini

The Social Security Administration has registered 505 babies named Gini between 1942 and 1996, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gini currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gini performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Gini shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gini in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gini 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 505 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.

Gini at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

505

Since 1942

55 years of records

Peak year

1958

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1942

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 1996

Gini popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1942

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1958)
27
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
051015202530 199619821976197019641958195219441942 7

Gini by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
159 births that decade — 31% of Gini's all-time total
1940s361950s1461960s1591970s1041980s471990s13

Gini by state

Where Gini concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gini
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 3.4%
California share of Gini's total US births 3.4%

17 of 505 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gini?
505 babies have been named Gini since 1942. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1958 with 27 births.
When was Gini most popular?
Gini was most popular in the 1960s decade with 159 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Gini most popular?
The top states for the name Gini are California (17 births).
How long has the name Gini been used?
Gini has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 55 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Gini?
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, 1942–1996 (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.