Is Ginnie a boy or girl name?

Ginnie is a girl’s name. Of the 787 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ginnie

Recorded 1927–2021 · United States

Ginnie was most popular in 1960, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,382 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 787 people named Ginnie.

Ginnie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ginnie’s peak in 1960. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ginnie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ginnie is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 787 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.

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