Girls' name · since 1891
Gypsy
Gypsy has 1,501 recorded births since 1891 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,689 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,879 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,501
- born since 1891
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,501 babies have been named Gypsy since 1891, making it today's #8879 girls' name.
Gypsy has 1,501 recorded births among girls since 1891, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8879 as of the latest data, more common than 49% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 2025.
- #5,689 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,879 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,501 born since 1891
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gypsy ranks #5,689 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,879 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,501 born since 1891, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,689 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,879 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,501
- born since 1891
- 1970s
- peak decade
Gypsy's 1,501 recorded births place it above 92.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Gypsy compares
1,501 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Gypsy's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gypsy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,501 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gypsy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gypsy's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1901, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gypsy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Gypsy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (214 births, 14% of the file).
1970s was Gypsy's strongest decade.
214 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Gypsy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 15
1900s
15 births
- 1910s 56
1910s
56 births
- 1920s 54
1920s
54 births
- 1930s
1930s
146 births
- 1940s
1940s
117 births
- 1950s 62
1950s
62 births
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s
1970s
214 births
- 1980s
1980s
158 births
- 1990s
1990s
126 births
- 2000s
2000s
164 births
- 2010s
2010s
206 births
- 2020s
2020s
139 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 214 births (14% of all-time use).
How Gypsy 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 Gypsy's total volume
Gypsy by state
Where Gypsy concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 50 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 20 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.3% |
50 of 1,501 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Gypsy's data
- Gypsy's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (214 total births) through the 2020s (139) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Gypsys (50 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Gypsy
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gypsy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~134 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, 1891–2025 (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 Gypsy 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.