Is Ginger a boy or girl name?
Ginger is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 43 girls and 0 boys were named Ginger, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 46,211 US babies named Ginger were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,589
- Babies named Ginger since 1913
- 46,211
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 1,670 babies
Boys and girls named Ginger, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 111 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 291 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,000 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 4,194 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 9,013 | 100% |
| 1960s | 13 | 11,698 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 28 | 11,781 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 0 | 4,367 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,226 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,393 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 862 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 234 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,589 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,290 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,287 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,409 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,298 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,898 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,793 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,756 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,984 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,630 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,311 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,070 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,813 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,685 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,516 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,406 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,667 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,385 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,568 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,396 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,530 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,463 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,428 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,589 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,623 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,576 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,406 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,573 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,578 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,533 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,396 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,329 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,140 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,155 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,177 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 173 | #997 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 221 | #826 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 235 | #766 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 289 | #640 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 336 | #580 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 431 | #476 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 528 | #407 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 683 | #346 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 720 | #329 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 751 | #324 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 758 | #315 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 996 | #245 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 952 | #259 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 1,079 | #226 |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,078 | 1,076 | #225 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,857 | 1,281 | #198 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,241 | 1,271 | #202 |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,149 | 1,317 | #210 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 1,670 | #187 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,381 | #226 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,276 | #235 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,349 | 1,191 | #236 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,161 | #244 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 1,148 | #247 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 1,110 | #257 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,124 | 1,183 | #258 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 1,224 | #253 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 1,185 | #261 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 1,083 | #280 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,137 | #266 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,091 | #266 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 953 | #292 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,006 | #276 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 973 | #280 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 845 | #301 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 859 | #290 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 860 | #284 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 903 | #266 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 866 | #267 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 657 | #303 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 665 | #300 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 600 | #317 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 684 | #302 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 596 | #301 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 362 | #369 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 317 | #398 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 313 | #412 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 229 | #492 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 226 | #460 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 202 | #475 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 165 | #520 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 138 | #587 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 156 | #529 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 188 | #469 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 120 | #595 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 76 | #769 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 61 | #860 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,330 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,301 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,332 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,909 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,927 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,596 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,428 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,519 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,251 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,537 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,749 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,316 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,389 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,668 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,618 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,948 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,423 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,831 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,737 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,391 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ginger reached #3,124 in 1964. As a girl name, it reached #187 in 1971. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ginger
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.