How Many People Are Named Jinger?
An estimated 460 people in the United States have the first name Jinger. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Jinger peaked in popularity in 1982 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jinger 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 Jinger paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
460
About 1 in 745,118 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1982
19 births
Total Registered
507
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jinger
Jinger is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 507 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jinger as a female name
Ranked #14,207 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1982 (19 births)
Jinger: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jinger span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 129 babies were registered. Jinger has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jinger by Decade
How has Jinger 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.
Jinger by State
Jinger + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jinger as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jinger
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jinger: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jinger?
We estimate approximately 460 people named Jinger 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 745,118 Americans share this first name.
Is Jinger a common name?
Jinger is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 507 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jinger most popular?
Jinger reached peak popularity in 1982, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jinger is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jinger a female name?
Jinger is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jinger Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jinger Smith, Jinger Johnson, Jinger 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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