Hello, worldnames
Hello, my name isGirlBoy

Ginger

Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚ/

Rank in 2024
#3,604
Born in 2024
43
Peak year
1971 · #187
Origin
English

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
00.511.518801900192019401960198020002020
Hover or tap the chart for any year. Per 1,000 adjusts for how many babies were born that year.
Compare Ginger with other names

Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 43 girls were named Ginger, about 1 in every 37,516.
  • It peaked in 1971 with 1,670 babies, ranked #187.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1913.
  • 46,170 girls have been named Ginger since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Ginger per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. <0.1
    Greatest
  2. 0.1
    Silent
  3. 0.5
    Boomers
  4. 0.7
    Gen X
  5. 0.2
    Millennials
  6. <0.1
    Gen Z
  7. <0.1
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 363 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Silent: 2,688 babies, 0.13 per 1,000. Boomers: 17,370 babies, 0.48 per 1,000. Gen X: 18,418 babies, 0.72 per 1,000. Millennials: 4,511 babies, 0.16 per 1,000. Gen Z: 2,109 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 711 babies, 0.04 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

A diminutive of Virginia; also a nickname for someone or something with ginger-coloured hair.

  • A female given name from English and nickname. Popularized by actress Ginger Rogers
  • A given name for animals having ginger- or orange-coloured fur or feathers.
Origin
English
Say it
/ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚ/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Ginger, CC BY-SA 4.0.