Ginger

Ginger: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “ginger spice”
Origin: English
Say it: JIN-jər · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From the English word for the spice, also long used as a nickname for someone with reddish hair. As a given name it has a word-name quality.

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How popular is Ginger?

202412.9 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Ginger in 202443

2024 rank#3,574 girls

Peak year1971

Total US babies since 188046,211

Ginger is fading: recent use is about 46% of its level ten years before.

Names like Ginger

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Lilylily flower · English
Scarlettscarlet, bright red · English

Ginger questions

What does the name Ginger mean?

Ginger means "ginger spice". It comes from English. From the English word for the spice, also long used as a nickname for someone with reddish hair. As a given name it has a word-name quality.

Is Ginger a boy or girl name?

Ginger is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ginger?

43 US babies were named Ginger in 2024. Its peak year was 1971.

How do you pronounce Ginger?

Ginger is usually pronounced JIN-jər.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.