US rank #3015 Girls' name Peak 1958 7,597 births

Ginny — #3015 US girls' name

7,597 babies named Ginny in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s491930s1241940s9041950s14011960s15161970s14091980s10611990s4062000s2292010s2452020s248
#3015
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Ginny was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

242 babies were named Ginny in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ginny

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,597 babies named Ginny between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ginny currently holds the #3015 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 242 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ginny performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 1,516 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Ginny shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 619 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Ginny in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ginny 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 7,597 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.

Ginny at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

7,597

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

1958

242 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#3,015

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ginny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1958)
242
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Ginny by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
1,516 births that decade — 20% of Ginny's all-time total
1910s51920s491930s1241940s9041950s14011960s15161970s14091980s10611990s4062000s2292010s2452020s248

Ginny by state

Where Ginny concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ginny
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
619 8.1%
#2 Texas
455 6.0%
#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%
California share of Ginny's total US births 8.1%
Even split

619 of 7,597 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.

Ginny appears in 34 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ginny?
7,597 babies have been named Ginny since 1918. It currently ranks #3015 among girls. The peak year was 1958 with 242 births.
When was Ginny most popular?
Ginny was most popular in the 1960s decade with 1,516 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Ginny most popular?
The top states for the name Ginny are California (619 births), Texas (455 births), Ohio (342 births).
How long has the name Ginny been used?
Ginny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ginny?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gina, Ginger, Ginamarie, Ginette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1918–2024 (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.