girl's name

Gigi

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 5,075

England and Wales

#462

2025 births

Gigi is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 60 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1962, when 271 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • Today about 1 in 55,258 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1940.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Gigi over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,704
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Gigi by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 105
1950s 740
1960s 1,704
1970s 380
1980s 175
1990s 203
2000s 282
2010s 448
2020s (to 2025) 435

How popular is Gigi?

In 2025, Gigi was given to 60 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Gigi is used

England & Wales #462 87 in 2025
Northern Ireland #492 3 in 2022
Ireland #527 7 in 2025
Scotland #914 3 in 2023
Canada #2,211 10 in 2024
United States #2,843 60 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Gigi

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Gigi also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gigi over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Gigi

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gigi — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Gigi

How popular is the name Gigi?

In 2025, Gigi was given to 60 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Gigi a girl's or a boy's name?

Gigi is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Gigi?

Gigi has 2 syllables.

When was Gigi most popular?

Gigi peaked in 1962, when 271 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.

Is Gigi a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Gigi currently ranks #462 in the United States. After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.