Recorded 1917–1951 Boys' name Peak 1919 56 births

Giro — boys' name

56 babies named Giro in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s211920s231930s71950s5
1920s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Giro was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

14 babies were named Giro in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Giro

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Giro between 1917 and 1951, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Giro currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Giro performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Giro shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Giro in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Giro 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 56 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.

Giro at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

56

Since 1917

35 years of records

Peak year

1919

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1917

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1951

Giro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1917

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1919)
14
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
46810121416 19511931192919241923192219191917 7

Giro by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
23 births that decade — 41% of Giro's all-time total
1910s211920s231930s71950s5

Giro by state

Where Giro concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Giro
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 21.4%
New York share of Giro's total US births 21.4%

12 of 56 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Giro?
56 babies have been named Giro since 1917. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1919 with 14 births.
When was Giro most popular?
Giro was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Giro most popular?
The top states for the name Giro are New York (12 births).
How long has the name Giro been used?
Giro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 35 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Giro?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Girard, Girolamo, Girish. 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, 1917–1951 (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.