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Girl name#245 of girl names

Gina

Pronounced JH IY1 N AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1967
  • 145 years in use
  • 1 spelling
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How popular is Gina?

Gina is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 175,200 children — the 245th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 58% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1967, when 6,645 children were given it.

Jena is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

02,5005,0007,50010,00018901920195019802010
1967Girls: 6,645Boys: 14

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Gina and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Jena

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
JH IY1 N AH0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Gina

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Gina

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Gina?
Gina ranks 245th among girls' names in US records, with 175,200 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,709.
Is Gina a unisex name?
No. Gina is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Gina most popular?
1967, when 6,645 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Gina spelled?
Jena. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.