Ginger
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning ginger spice; from the plant.
Babies a year
62
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Ginger by the numbers
Ginger was given to 62 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 1,670 babies in 1971, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ginger. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Ginger
Names that are said the same way as Ginger, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Jinger7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Ginger, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ivythe ivy plant; faithfulness1,698 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Hollythe holly plant285 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Ginger
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