US rank #7640 Girls' name Peak 1980 845 births

Ginna — #7640 US girls' name

845 babies named Ginna in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s101950s541960s1191970s1411980s1711990s1102000s1022010s802020s58
#7640
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 57% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Ginna was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

24 babies were named Ginna in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ginna

The Social Security Administration has registered 845 babies named Ginna between 1947 and 2024, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ginna currently holds the #7640 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ginna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 171 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Ginna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ginna in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ginna 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 845 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.

Ginna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

845

Since 1947

78 years of records

Peak year

1980

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#7,640

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1947

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ginna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1947

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1980)
24
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
0510152025 202420152005199619871978196919601947 5

Ginna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
171 births that decade — 20% of Ginna's all-time total
1940s101950s541960s1191970s1411980s1711990s1102000s1022010s802020s58

Ginna by state

Where Ginna concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Ginna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 1.3%
#2 New York
5 0.6%
#3 Texas
5 0.6%
California share of Ginna's total US births 1.3%
Even split

11 of 845 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ginna?
845 babies have been named Ginna since 1947. It currently ranks #7640 among girls. The peak year was 1980 with 24 births.
When was Ginna most popular?
Ginna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 171 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Ginna most popular?
The top states for the name Ginna are California (11 births), New York (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Ginna been used?
Ginna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 78 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ginna?
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.

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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, 1947–2024 (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.