# Gigi (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/gigi/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | French |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒid͡ʒi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,472 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 4,472 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 457, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Gigi. Sometimes a pet form of English names such as Virginia or Genesis. Occasionally from initials G.G. (e.g. George General 'Gigi' Gryce).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 38 | 3,941 |
| 2012 | 42 | 3,737 |
| 2013 | 26 | 5,193 |
| 2014 | 27 | 5,073 |
| 2015 | 40 | 3,795 |
| 2016 | 69 | 2,574 |
| 2017 | 56 | 2,944 |
| 2018 | 53 | 3,070 |
| 2019 | 51 | 3,139 |
| 2020 | 70 | 2,476 |
| 2021 | 82 | 2,257 |
| 2022 | 94 | 2,057 |
| 2023 | 60 | 2,830 |
| 2024 | 69 | 2,569 |
| 2025 | 60 | 2,831 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6 | 3,218 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4,524 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5,785 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3,681 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4,103 |
| 2016 | 14 | 2,008 |
| 2017 | 10 | 2,502 |
| 2018 | 15 | 1,887 |
| 2019 | 22 | 1,389 |
| 2020 | 28 | 1,164 |
| 2021 | 40 | 884 |
| 2022 | 51 | 718 |
| 2023 | 69 | 558 |
| 2024 | 67 | 583 |
| 2025 | 87 | 460 |

## People named Gigi

- Gigi Edgley, Australian actress and recording artist
- Gigi Perreau, American actress
- Gigi Rice, American actress (born 1965)
- Gigi, Ethiopian musician
- Gigi Tsereteli, Georgian politician
- Gigi Parrish, American actress (1912–2006)
- Giorgi Ugulava, Georgian mayor and journalist
- Gihan Ibrahim, Egyptian journalist and activist

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.