How Many People Are Named Ginnie?
An estimated 587 people in the United States have the first name Ginnie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Ginnie peaked in popularity in 1960 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ginnie 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 Ginnie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
587
About 1 in 583,909 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1960
30 births
Total Registered
787
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ginnie
Ginnie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 787 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ginnie as a female name
Ranked #12,640 in 2021
7 female births in 2021
Peak: 1960 (30 births)
Ginnie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ginnie span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 164 babies were registered. Ginnie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ginnie by Decade
How has Ginnie 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.
Ginnie by State
Ginnie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ginnie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ginnie
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Ginnie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ginnie?
We estimate approximately 587 people named Ginnie 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 583,909 Americans share this first name.
Is Ginnie a common name?
Ginnie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 787 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ginnie most popular?
Ginnie reached peak popularity in 1960, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ginnie is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ginnie a female name?
Ginnie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ginnie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ginnie Smith, Ginnie Johnson, Ginnie 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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