US rank #1444 Girls' name Peak 2024 3,519 births

Gitty — #1444 US girls' name

3,519 babies named Gitty in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s711960s151970s1271980s2371990s3772000s7262010s12482020s718
#1444
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Gitty was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

152 babies were named Gitty in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gitty

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,519 babies named Gitty between 1951 and 2024, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gitty currently holds the #1444 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 152 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gitty performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,248 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Gitty shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 3,090 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Gitty in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gitty 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 3,519 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.

Gitty at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,519

Since 1951

74 years of records

Peak year

2024

152 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,444

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1951

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gitty popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1951

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
152
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
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Gitty by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,248 births that decade — 35% of Gitty's all-time total
1950s711960s151970s1271980s2371990s3772000s7262010s12482020s718

Gitty by state

Where Gitty concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Gitty
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
3,090 87.8%
#2 New Jersey
170 4.8%
New York share of Gitty's total US births 87.8%
Even split

3,090 of 3,519 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gitty?
3,519 babies have been named Gitty since 1951. It currently ranks #1444 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 152 births.
When was Gitty most popular?
Gitty was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,248 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Gitty most popular?
The top states for the name Gitty are New York (3,090 births), New Jersey (170 births).
How long has the name Gitty been used?
Gitty has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 74 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gitty?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gittel, Gita, Gitel, Gitzel, 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, 1951–2024 (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.