Ginnie
Girl name · English · Italian · Welsh
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #2,097 in 1960
0 babies were named Ginnie in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1927–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryGinnie first shows up in US birth records in 1927, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 98 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1960, when it reached #2,097.
About the name Ginnie
Ginnie is a girl name of English, Italian and Welsh origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with G and ending in “-nie”. US birth records list Ginnie for girls from 1927 to 2021, in 63 of those 95 years. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked #2,097 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2021, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:English namesItalian namesWelsh names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2.8 | 352,941 girls |
| 1930s | 4.5 | 220,264 girls |
| 1940s | 7.0 | 142,248 girls |
| 1950s | 7.5 | 133,869 girls |
| 1960s | 8.8 | 113,895 girls |
| 1970s | 10 | 98,425 girls |
| 1980s | 6.7 | 149,701 girls |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 561,798 girls |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 2,000,000 girls |
| 2020s | 2.1 | 465,116 girls |
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- Unisex name: Harper · harp player
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- Girl name: Lainey · possibly light
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Questions about the name Ginnie
What is the origin of the name Ginnie?
Ginnie has English, Italian, Welsh roots in our records. Other English names include Olivia, Charlotte, Harper.
Is Ginnie a boy or girl name?
Ginnie is a girl name.
How popular is the name Ginnie?
Ginnie is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2021. It peaked at #2,097 in 1960.