Baby name
FADING GIRL · ENGLISH
🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 Ginny
/JIN · ee/
Meaning
“Possibly maiden, short for Virginia”
Short form of Virginia, a Roman family name possibly linked to Latin virgo, 'maiden'.
How it ages.
A warm, friendly short form with a retro feel that works both as a nickname and as a full name.
The cultural moment.
Rare as a first name; last ranked #988 in the United States in 1982, and absent from the top 1000 in every year since.