US rank #1323 Boys' name Peak 1992 12,979 births

Gino — #1323 US boys' name

12,979 babies named Gino in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1323
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 91% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Gino was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

262 babies were named Gino in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gino

The Social Security Administration has registered 12,979 babies named Gino between 1907 and 2024, spanning 118 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gino currently holds the #1323 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 262 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gino performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 2,108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Gino shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,292 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Gino in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gino 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 12,979 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.

Gino at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

12,979

Since 1907

118 years of records

Peak year

1992

262 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#1,323

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1907

Recorded for 118 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gino popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1907

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1992)
262
Annual births at peak — across 118 years of records
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Gino popularity over time — girls

12 total births recorded since 1960 (Gino as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
6 19721960 6

Gino by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
2,108 births that decade — 16% of Gino's all-time total
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Gino by state

Where Gino concentrates geographically — total births since 1907

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Gino
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,292 17.7%
#2 New York
1,634 12.6%
#3 Pennsylvania
986 7.6%
#4 Illinois
837 6.4%
#5 Ohio
639 4.9%
#6 Texas
590 4.5%
#7 Florida
548 4.2%
#8 Michigan
518 4.0%
California share of Gino's total US births 17.7%
Even split

2,292 of 12,979 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Gino appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gino?
12,979 babies have been named Gino since 1907. It currently ranks #1323 among boys. The peak year was 1992 with 262 births.
When was Gino most popular?
Gino was most popular in the 1990s decade with 2,108 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Gino most popular?
The top states for the name Gino are California (2,292 births), New York (1,634 births), Pennsylvania (986 births).
How long has the name Gino been used?
Gino has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 118 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gino?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gina, Ginger, Gin, Ginobili, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1907–2024 (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.