Gardenia

Recorded 1917–2025 · United States

Gardenia was most popular in 1992, when 70 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,255 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,354 people named Gardenia.

Most popular in1992

Rank that year#3,255

Births that year70

Total since 18801,354

Given to100% girls

Gardenia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gardenia’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gardenia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gardenia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,354 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Gardenia

Where Gardenia is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org