Gigi

Where Gigi comes from

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).
— Wiktionary's entry for Gigi
  • French
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Gigi through the years
  1. 1940
    First appearance
    #4,349 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1944
    Gigi Riva born
    Italian association football player
  3. 1962
    Peak, #608
    271 babies named Gigi, the most in any year.
  4. 1964
    Gigi Fernández born
    Puerto Rican professional tennis player
  5. 1966
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #918.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from French.
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Gigi Riva · Italian association football player, 1944–2024
  • Gigi Fernández · Puerto Rican professional tennis player, born 1964
  • Gigi Galli · Italian racecar driver, born 1973
  • Gigi Leung · Hong Kong actress and singer, born 1976
  • Gigi Lai · Hong Kong actor and singer, born 1971

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.