Ginny is a distinctive choice, ranked #1491 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ginny in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1491
About the Name Ginny
2024 marks Ginny's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #1491. The name has climbed 448 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ginny is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ginny
Unlikely. With around 21 UK babies named Ginny per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ginny in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ginny is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 448 places over the last five years to #1491 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Ginny is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ginny include: Ginny Tiu — Virginia "Ginny" Tiu is an American philanthropist and former child piano prodigy.; Ginny Burdick — Virginia Burdick is an American politician from the U..
Ginny does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ginnys in the wild.
21
UK babies named Ginny (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 448 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ginny
Likely around 1 other Ginny in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ginny
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Virginia "Ginny" Tiu is an American philanthropist and former child piano prodigy. In the late 1960s, she headed Ginny Tiu and the Few, a pop and sunshine pop group.
Virginia Frances, Lady Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, known as Ginny Fiennes, was an English explorer. She was the first woman to be awarded the Polar Medal, and the first woman to be voted in to join the Antarctic Club in recognition of her research work for the British Antarctic Survey and University of Sheffield into very low frequency radio propagation.