Recorded 1972–2017 Girls' name Peak 1972 80 births

Ginnifer — girls' name

80 babies named Ginnifer in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s441980s312010s5
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Ginnifer was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ginnifer in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ginnifer

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Ginnifer between 1972 and 2017, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ginnifer currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ginnifer performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ginnifer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ginnifer 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 80 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.

Ginnifer at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

80

Since 1972

46 years of records

Peak year

1972

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1972

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2017

Ginnifer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1972

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1972)
8
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
456789 2017198619811979197719741972 8

Ginnifer by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
44 births that decade — 55% of Ginnifer's all-time total
1970s441980s312010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ginnifer?
80 babies have been named Ginnifer since 1972. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1972 with 8 births.
When was Ginnifer most popular?
Ginnifer was most popular in the 1970s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Ginnifer been used?
Ginnifer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 46 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Ginnifer?
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, 1972–2017 (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.