Ginger Girl
How popular is Ginger?
#3,295 girl name in 2025
47 baby girls were named Ginger in the US in 2025, making it the 3295th most popular girl name.
39,937living people named Ginger (est.)
57median age of people named Ginger
46,260babies named Ginger since 1880
1 in 70,539US babies born in 2025
Ginger popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,295 for girls (▲ 221 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 47 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-31% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,619 in 2015, #3,281 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1971 (1,670 girls) |
| Highest rank | #187 in 1971 |
| First recorded | 1913 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Ginger is most popular
Babies named Ginger per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Tennessee: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (26 girls)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
Ginger by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 111 | #1,600 |
| 1920s | 291 | #1,244 |
| 1930s | 1,000 | #469 |
| 1940s | 4,194 | #300 |
| 1950s | 9,012 | #266 |
| 1960s | 11,699 | #235 |
| 1970s | 11,780 | #187 |
| 1980s | 4,367 | #324 |
| 1990s | 1,227 | #1,136 |
| 2000s | 1,393 | #1,385 |
| 2010s | 862 | #1,513 |
| 2020s | 282 | #3,274 |
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Questions
- Is Ginger a boy or girl name?
- Ginger is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ginger were girls.
- How popular is the name Ginger?
- 47 baby girls were named Ginger in the US in 2025, making it the 3295th most popular girl name.
- When was Ginger most popular?
- Ginger peaked in 1971, when 1,670 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #187 in 1971.
- How many people are named Ginger?
- 46,260 babies have been named Ginger in the US since 1880. We estimate about 39,937 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 57.
- Where is Ginger most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ginger was most common in Tennessee, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.