Girls' name · since 1950
Jinger
508 babies named Jinger in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,730 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 508
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jinger is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 508 have been recorded since 1950.
Jinger has 508 recorded births among girls since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1950 to 2024.
- #11,730 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 508 born since 1950
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jinger ranks #11,730 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 508 born since 1950, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,730 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 508
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jinger's 508 recorded births place it above 83.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Jinger's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jinger's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jinger popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2024
- Peak year (1982)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Jinger by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (129 births, 25% of the file).
1970s was Jinger's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Jinger births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 36
1950s
36 births
- 1960s
1960s
87 births
- 1970s
1970s
129 births
- 1980s
1980s
99 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 129 births (25% of all-time use).
How Jinger 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 Jinger's total volume
Jinger by state
Where Jinger concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 1.2% |
6 of 508 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jinger's data
- Jinger's decade-level peak was the 1970s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jingers (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jinger: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1950–2024 (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 Jinger 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.