The first name Gypsy
A girl’s name from French meaning “egyptian”, “egypt”.
Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪp.si/ 2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
French origin
Gypsy means “egyptian”, “egypt” in French.
A clipping of Gyptian (in Early Modern English roughly /ˈd͡ʒɪp.sɪ.æn/), itself an apheretic form of Egyptian, from Middle English Egipcian (“Egyptian”) (rarely Gypcian), from Old French egyptien, from Latin aegyptianus, from aegyptius (“Egypt”), because when Roma first appeared in England in the sixteenth century, they were wrongly believed to have come from Egypt. The Albanian evgjit, Greek γύφτος (gýftos), Italian gitano, Spanish gitano and Turkish Kıpti have the same origin. Doublet of Egyptian and Copt. The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Rom (words related to the Romani people's autonyms) and cognates of tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Gypsy last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2004, with 22 births (#1,072).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Gypsy with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Gypsy at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 11 girls born in the United States were named Gypsy, the 9,073rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2020, when 39 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Gypsy in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Gypsy in Polish too.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Gipsy
Famous people named Gypsy
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Mia GothBritish actress (born 1993)
More French girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Gypsy mean?
- Gypsy means “egyptian”, “egypt” in French.
- What is the origin of the name Gypsy?
- A clipping of Gyptian (in Early Modern English roughly /ˈd͡ʒɪp.sɪ.æn/), itself an apheretic form of Egyptian, from Middle English Egipcian (“Egyptian”) (rarely Gypcian), from Old French egyptien, from Latin aegyptianus, from aegyptius (“Egypt”), because when Roma first appeared in England in the…
- How popular is the name Gypsy?
- In 2023, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Gypsy, ranking 5,687th. Its peak was 2004, with 22 births.
- Is Gypsy a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,501 US babies named Gypsy since 1880 were girls.
- When was Gypsy most popular?
- 2020 in the United States, when 39 babies were named Gypsy, its highest rank at 3,744th.
- How do you pronounce Gypsy?
- Gypsy is /ˈd͡ʒɪp.si/, 2 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Gypsy?
- Gipsy.