girl's name
Gardenia
- Origin Italian
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,354
Gardenia is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Gardenia is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 1992, when 70 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1917.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Gardenia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1920s | 18 |
| 1930s | 118 |
| 1940s | 148 |
| 1950s | 154 |
| 1960s | 99 |
| 1970s | 75 |
| 1980s | 79 |
| 1990s | 315 |
| 2000s | 178 |
| 2010s | 114 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 46 |
How popular is Gardenia?
In 2025, Gardenia was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Gardenia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Gardenia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gardenia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Gardenia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gardenia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gardenia
How popular is the name Gardenia?
In 2025, Gardenia was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Gardenia a girl's or a boy's name?
Gardenia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Gardenia?
Gardenia has 3 syllables.
When was Gardenia most popular?
Gardenia peaked in 1992, when 70 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Gardenia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Gardenia currently ranks #12,728 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.