Girls' name · since 1947
Ginna
Ginna has 856 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,940 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 856
- born since 1947
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ginna is the #8940 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 856 recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ginna has been recorded 856 times among girls since 1947, currently ranked #8940 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #8,362 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,940 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 856 born since 1947
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ginna ranks #8,362 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,940 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 856 born since 1947, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,940 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 856
- born since 1947
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ginna's 856 recorded births place it above 88.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ginna compares
856 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Ginna's all-time total is 128% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ginna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 856 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ginna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ginna's full recorded timeline at 1988, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ginna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Ginna by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (171 births, 20% of the file).
1980s was Ginna's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Ginna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 54
1950s
54 births
- 1960s
1960s
119 births
- 1970s
1970s
141 births
- 1980s
1980s
171 births
- 1990s
1990s
110 births
- 2000s
2000s
102 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 171 births (20% of all-time use).
How Ginna 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 Ginna's total volume
Ginna by state
Where Ginna concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
11 of 856 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ginna's data
- Ginna's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (171 total births) through the 2020s (69) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ginnas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Ginna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Ginna 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.