Given name
Ginna
“one who is chaste; virginal”
Ginna is a variant of Ginny. In English use, Ginny carries the interpretation “one who is chaste; virginal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ginna is a variant of Ginny. In English use, Ginny carries the interpretation “one who is chaste; virginal.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ginna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 856
- 0 boys · 856 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,063 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +22%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,063 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 22.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,172 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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