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
Along the way
  1. 1940
    First appearance
    #4,349 among girls, 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 — more than any year before or since.
  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.