How Many People Are Named Ginger?
An estimated 36,570 people in the United States have the first name Ginger. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Ginger peaked in popularity in 1971 with 1,670 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ginger as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ginger paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ginger has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
36,570
About 1 in 9,373 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1971
1,670 births
Total Registered
46,211
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ginger
Ginger is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 46,211 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Ginger as a male name
Ranked #4,078 in 1975
8 male births in 1975
Peak: 1964 (8 births)
Ginger as a female name
Ranked #3,589 in 2024
43 female births in 2024
Peak: 1971 (1,670 births)
Ginger: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ginger span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 11,809 babies were registered. Ginger has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ginger by Decade
How has Ginger tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ginger by State
Birth registrations for Ginger span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, North Carolina. The lowest are in Delaware, New Hampshire, Vermont. On average, about 837 Gingers were registered per state.
Ginger + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ginger as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ginger
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Ginger: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ginger?
We estimate approximately 36,570 people named Ginger are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 9,373 Americans share this first name.
Is Ginger a common name?
Ginger is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 46,211 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ginger most popular?
Ginger reached peak popularity in 1971, when 1,670 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ginger is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ginger a female name?
Ginger is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ginger Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ginger Smith, Ginger Johnson, Ginger Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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