How popular is the name Ginger?

Ginger ranks 565th among girls' names in US records, with 46,211 births since 1913. Over the past decade it accounts for 538.

Is Ginger a unisex name?

No. Ginger is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1971, when 1,670 children were given the name. It has been in use for 112 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#565 of girl names

Pronounced JH IH1 N JH ER0 (ARPABET)

Ginger is a girls' name, and first appears in 1913. It has been given to 46,211 children — the 565th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 59% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1971, when 1,670 children were given it.

1971Girls: 1,670Boys: 0

Phonetic detail

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

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

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

How popular is the name Ginger?: Ginger ranks 565th among girls' names in US records, with 46,211 births since 1913. Over the past decade it accounts for 538.
Is Ginger a unisex name?: No. Ginger is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Ginger most popular?: 1971, when 1,670 children were given the name. It has been in use for 112 years and is still recorded as of 2024.