Ginni

Girls' name

Variant of Ginny

Ginni has been given to 199 babies in the U.S. since 1945. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1974, with 11 recorded.

Babies named Ginni, 1990

1 in 658,000

Ginni over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Ginni: meaning, origin, and history

Variant of Ginny

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Ginni means

Ginni is a variant of Ginny.

Origin, language, and formation

Ginni is used in English.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Ginny.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 199 girls were recorded with the name Ginni between 1945 and 1990. Its highest annual count was 11 in 1974; its best national rank was #4,005 in 1956.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Ginni?

Ginni had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1990, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1990: 1 in 658,000; 6 of 3,949,959 births
Among girls only: 1 in 316,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 1990: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 456,318 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Ginni sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1990 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 456,318 children born in 1990 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Ginni. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Ginnis were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Ginni was born before 1971 — so the typical Ginni is around 54 today.

Median birth year: 1971; About 54 years old
Biggest decade: 1970s; 31.2% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 62.3%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 189; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1970s — 31.2% of all recorded uses (62).

Is Ginni rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1974 (11)
Years since peak: 51; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 39.5% average annual change
Best rank ever: #4,005; 1956

Spellings of Ginni

Ginni is not the most common spelling — Minnie is, with 28.8% against Ginni's 0.04%.

Minnie28.8%159,280
Gina27.7%153,057
Gianna19.9%110,315
Winnie4.9%27,109
Giana1.9%10,431
Linnie1.4%7,997
Cindi1.4%7,696
Ginny1.4%7,648

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Ginni by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #4,005; 1956
Peak year: 1974; 11 that year
First recorded: 1945
Last recorded: 1990
All-time count: 199
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Ginni

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Ginna Winni Yanni Kenni Lenni Benni Hanni Ginevra Alonni Ayanni Lianni Ginia Sonni Johnni Avanni Gionni Kianni Ginelle Jianni Denni Iyanni Konni Ulanni Donni

Sibling names for Ginni

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Kesha Latricia Stephenie Tawana Joleen Danelle Joey Shanda

For a brother

Demond Erin Abdul Andrea Jamey Chadwick Torrey Federico

Explore around Ginni

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