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Ginny

Girl

Meaning of Ginny: Latin: 'maiden'

Ginny is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3147th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1491st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3147

48 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1491

21 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,648

First recorded 1918 · peak 1958

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 148 babies1982: 149 babies1983: 116 babies1984: 108 babies1985: 103 babies1986: 93 babies1987: 65 babies1988: 76 babies1989: 59 babies1990: 70 babies19901991: 60 babies1992: 56 babies1993: 41 babies1994: 43 babies1995: 30 babies1996: 27 babies1997: 22 babies1998: 28 babies1999: 29 babies2000: 24 babies20002001: 18 babies2002: 20 babies2003: 18 babies2004: 19 babies2005: 17 babies2006: 33 babies2007: 26 babies2008: 32 babies2009: 22 babies2010: 21 babies20102011: 26 babies2012: 18 babies2013: 21 babies2014: 30 babies2015: 21 babies2016: 23 babies2017: 27 babies2018: 26 babies2019: 32 babies2020: 35 babies20202021: 38 babies2022: 59 babies2023: 64 babies2024: 54 babies2025: 48 babies
US babies named Ginny per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 149.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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