Girls' name · since 1927
Ginnie
Ginnie has 787 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 787
- born since 1927
- 1960s
- peak decade
787 girls have been named Ginnie since 1927, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ginnie has 787 recorded births among girls since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2021.
- #8,839 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 787 born since 1927
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ginnie ranks #8,839 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 787 born since 1927, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 787
- born since 1927
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ginnie's 787 recorded births place it above 87.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ginnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ginnie splits its recorded history at 1964: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ginnie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2021
- Peak year (1960)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Ginnie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (164 births, 21% of the file).
1960s was Ginnie's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Ginnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 48
1930s
48 births
- 1940s
1940s
105 births
- 1950s
1950s
144 births
- 1960s
1960s
164 births
- 1970s
1970s
155 births
- 1980s
1980s
113 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2010s 9
2010s
9 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 164 births (21% of all-time use).
How Ginnie 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 Ginnie's total volume
Ginnie by state
Where Ginnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
5 of 787 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Ginnie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ginnies (5 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 Ginnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~94 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, 1927–2021 (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 Ginnie 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.