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Gina

girl name
Origin
Italian
Syllables
2
Peak era
1960s/1990s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

diminutive of Regina, queen

The story

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The formal names behind Gina

Gina is an established short form of this name.

Regina · Spanish origin · queen

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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1960s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Gina peaked in the 1960s and the 1990s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

4,160 people · the #3,118 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 50,000 · median age 51

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Gina living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Gina

People given the name Gina in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1960 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Gina deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Gina truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Gina fits with your family’s names and surname.

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