Gypsy
A girls’ name of English origin, meaning wanderer; from Romani people ethnonym.
Babies a year
19
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Gypsy by the numbers
Gypsy was given to 19 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 29 babies in 1974, making it a 1970s name.
Other names that mean a traveller
Like Gypsy, each of these has a traveller in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Fernandabold voyager; feminine form of Ferdinand732 in the US (2017)
- Palmerpalm bearer; pilgrim to Holy Land424 in the US (2017)
- Isranocturnal journey; from the Quran153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aviafeminine form of avius, relating to birds or travel93 in the US (2017)
- Wendella form of Wendel; wanderer or seeker74 in the US (2017)
- Israanight journey; traveller by night21 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Gypsy
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