NameTides

Ginny

Ginny was the #3,249 girls' name in the US in 2025 (48 babies), and #1,809 in England & Wales and #1,882 in Canada.

Ginny as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Ginny as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Ginny as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#3,249 (48)#1,809 (16)—#1,882 (12)
2024#3,013 (54)#1,491 (21)#638 (4)—
2023#2,704 (64)#1,525 (20)—#1,582 (14)
2022#2,856 (59)#2,325 (11)—#2,315 (8)
2021#3,883 (38)#1,866 (15)—#2,616 (7)
2020#4,005 (35)#1,939 (14)——
2019#4,343 (32)#2,458 (10)—#3,266 (5)
2018#5,007 (26)#2,499 (10)——
2017#4,922 (27)#2,706 (9)——
2016#5,622 (23)#2,367 (11)——
2015#6,036 (21)#4,736 (4)#806 (3)—
2014#4,657 (30)#2,464 (10)——
2013#6,017 (21)#3,536 (6)——
2012#6,872 (18)#2,521 (10)—#2,921 (6)
2011#5,207 (26)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1958 at #631.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1918.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 33,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 33,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 16,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ginny is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 27,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 18,000 to 1 in 43,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ginny by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #835MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,767CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ginny (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
GinnyCanadaGirls#1,88212
GinnyEngland & WalesGirls#1,80916
GinnyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
GinnyScotlandGirls—too few
GinnyUSGirls#3,24948