Ginette
Girl name · English · French · German · Welsh
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #1,918 in 1959
0 babies were named Ginette in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1940–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryGinette first shows up in US birth records in 1940, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 85 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1959, when it reached #1,918.
About the name Ginette
Ginette is a girl name of English, French and German origin. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with G and ending in “-tte”. US birth records list Ginette for girls from 1940 to 2019, in 62 of those 80 years. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked #1,918 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2019, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:English namesFrench namesGerman namesWelsh names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.9 | 343,643 girls |
| 1950s | 9.2 | 108,932 girls |
| 1960s | 11 | 89,606 girls |
| 1970s | 13 | 76,161 girls |
| 1980s | 7.3 | 136,054 girls |
| 1990s | 4.0 | 253,165 girls |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 653,595 girls |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 719,424 girls |
Other spellings of Ginette
More English girl names
- Girl name: Olivia · olive tree
- Girl name: Charlotte · free
- Unisex name: Harper · harp player
- Girl name: Elizabeth · God is my oath
- Girl name: Lily · lily flower
- Girl name: Lucy · light
- Girl name: Lainey · possibly light
- Girl name: Scarlett · scarlet red
Questions about the name Ginette
What is the origin of the name Ginette?
Ginette has English, French, German, Welsh roots in our records. Other English names include Olivia, Charlotte, Harper.
Is Ginette a boy or girl name?
Ginette is a girl name.
How popular is the name Ginette?
Ginette is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2019. It peaked at #1,918 in 1959.