Recorded 1945–1990 Girls' name Peak 1974 199 births

Ginni — girls' name

199 babies named Ginni in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s101950s341960s411970s621980s461990s6
1970s
Peak decade

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

1974
Single peak year

11 babies were named Ginni in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ginni

The Social Security Administration has registered 199 babies named Ginni between 1945 and 1990, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ginni currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ginni performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ginni shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ginni 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 199 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.

Ginni at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

199

Since 1945

46 years of records

Peak year

1974

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1945

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1990

Ginni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1945

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1974)
11
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4681012 19901982197619721965195919541945 5

Ginni by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
62 births that decade — 31% of Ginni's all-time total
1940s101950s341960s411970s621980s461990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ginni?
199 babies have been named Ginni since 1945. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1974 with 11 births.
When was Ginni most popular?
Ginni was most popular in the 1970s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Ginni been used?
Ginni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 46 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Ginni?
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, 1945–1990 (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.