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Gigi

Girl French #2826 in 2023

Gigi is a girl name of French origin.

Meaning of Gigi

Borrowed from Gigi. Sometimes a pet form of English names such as Virginia or Genesis.

Popularity of Gigi

Popularity, 1940–2023

60 births in 2023

1940 2023

4,343 U.S. births recorded from 1940–2023.

Peak year

1962

271 babies

First recorded

1940

83 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Ancient Greek

Also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e)

Boy · Germanic languages

Medieval short form of - compound names beginning with gari or geri ("spear"), such as Gerard, Gerald or Gerbert

The standard English feminine form of Stephen

God's favor; elegance, goodness

A clipped or hypochoristic form of Joanna, from Joanna, from Ἰωάννα, from יוֹחָנָה, the feminized form of which produced John and its many doublets

Variant of Jeanne, from Jeanne, from Jehane, from Johanna, variant of Ioanna under influence from Iōhannēs, from Ἰωάννα, from יוֹחָנָה, the feminized form of

Boy · Germanic languages

From -, ultimately from gaiʀ + wald

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.