How Many People Are Named Gypsy?
An estimated 1,108 people in the United States have the first name Gypsy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Gypsy peaked in popularity in 2020 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gypsy 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 Gypsy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,108
About 1 in 309,345 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
2020
39 births
Total Registered
1,490
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gypsy
Gypsy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,490 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gypsy as a female name
Ranked #9,114 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (39 births)
Gypsy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gypsy span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 214 babies were registered. While Gypsy is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gypsy by Decade
How has Gypsy 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.
Gypsy by State
Birth registrations for Gypsy span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Kentucky. The lowest are in Kentucky, Texas, California. On average, about 25 Gypsys were registered per state.
Gypsy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gypsy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gypsy
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gypsy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gypsy?
We estimate approximately 1,108 people named Gypsy 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 309,345 Americans share this first name.
Is Gypsy a common name?
Gypsy is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,490 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gypsy most popular?
Gypsy reached peak popularity in 2020, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gypsy is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gypsy a female name?
Gypsy is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gypsy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gypsy Smith, Gypsy Johnson, Gypsy 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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