Given name & surname
Ginny
“one who is chaste; virginal”
In English use, Ginny is an affectionate form of Virginia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is chaste; virginal; from the state of Virginia.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Ginny carries the interpretation “one who is chaste; virginal.” In English use, Ginny is an affectionate form of Virginia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is chaste; virginal; from the state of Virginia.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
In English use, Ginny is used as an affectionate form of Virginia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ginny through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,648
- 0 boys · 7,648 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 242 babies
- 2025
- 48
- #3,268 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +84%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 48 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,268 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 83.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 242 in 1958. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,417 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.
Ginny’s family of names
In English usage, Ginny is a diminutive of Virginia. Ginny has a related form in Ginna. Ginny is an affectionate form of Virginia.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Virginiafull form · English
- Ginevrafull form · English
- Ginnavariant
- Ginnivariant · English
- Gennydiminutive · English
- Ginnievariant · English
- Ginneyvariant · English
- Ginnettevariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ginny
- Ginny DuenkelAmerican swimmerborn 1947
- Ginny SimmsAmerican singer and actress (1915–1994)1913–1994
- Ginny Brown-WaiteAmerican politicianborn 1943
- Ginny HolderBritish actressborn 2000
- Ginny BlackmoreNew Zealand singerborn 1986
- Ginny AndersenNew Zealand politician (born 1975)
- Ginny RuffnerAmerican glass artist (1952-2025)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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