Girls' name · since 1918
Ginny
Ginny has 7,648 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,958 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,260 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,648
- born since 1918
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ginny is the #3260 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 7,648 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Ginny recorded 7,648 times among girls since 1918, holding rank #3260 nationally today, ahead of 81% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #1,958 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,260 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,648 born since 1918
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ginny ranks #1,958 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,260 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,648 born since 1918, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,958 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,260 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,648
- born since 1918
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ginny's 7,648 recorded births place it above 97.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ginny compares
7,648 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Ginny's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ginny | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,648 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 242 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ginny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ginny's full recorded timeline at 1975, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 242 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ginny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (1958)
- 242
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Ginny by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,517 births, 20% of the file).
1960s was Ginny's strongest decade.
1,517 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Ginny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 49
1920s
49 births
- 1930s 124
1930s
124 births
- 1940s
1940s
904 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,401 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,517 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,409 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,061 births
- 1990s 406
1990s
406 births
- 2000s 229
2000s
229 births
- 2010s 245
2010s
245 births
- 2020s 298
2020s
298 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,517 births (20% of all-time use).
How Ginny 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 Ginny's total volume
Ginny by state
Where Ginny concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 625 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 455 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 342 | 4.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 300 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 290 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 239 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 160 | 2.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 152 | 2.0% |
625 of 7,648 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Ginny appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ginny's data
- Ginny's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,517 total births); usage has since declined to 298 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ginnys (625 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 Ginny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Ginny 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.