Is Jinger a boy or girl name?

Jinger is a girl’s name. Of the 508 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Jinger

Recorded 1950–2024 · United States

Jinger was most popular in 1982, when 19 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,220 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 508 people named Jinger.

Jinger over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jinger’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jinger a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jinger is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 508 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