Ginger

Where Ginger comes from

A diminutive of Virginia; also a nickname for someone or something with ginger-coloured hair.
— Wiktionary's entry for Ginger
  • English
  • From a nickname
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1911
    Ginger Rogers born
    American actress and dancer
  2. 1913
    First appearance
    #3,187 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1939
    Ginger Baker born
    British drummer
  4. 1971
    Peak, #187
    1,670 babies named Ginger — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1979
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #315.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from English and nickname. Popularized by actress Ginger Rogers
Namesakes
  • Ginger Rogers · American actress and dancer, 1911–1995
  • Ginger Baker · British drummer, 1939–2019
  • Ginger Lynn · American pornographic actress, born 1962
  • Ginger Fish · American drummer, born 1965
  • Ginger Gonzaga · American comedian and actress, born 1984

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.