Gardenia Girl
How popular is Gardenia?
#11,928 girl name in 2025
7 baby girls were named Gardenia in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
1,133living people named Gardenia (est.)
34median age of people named Gardenia
1,354babies named Gardenia since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Gardenia popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #11,928 for girls (▼ 2987 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-46% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #8,443 in 2015 |
| Peak year | 1992 (70 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,451 in 1937 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Gardenia by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 | #4,592 |
| 1920s | 18 | #4,000 |
| 1930s | 118 | #1,451 |
| 1940s | 148 | #1,992 |
| 1950s | 154 | #2,235 |
| 1960s | 99 | #3,094 |
| 1970s | 75 | #5,359 |
| 1980s | 79 | #6,886 |
| 1990s | 315 | #1,960 |
| 2000s | 178 | #5,261 |
| 2010s | 114 | #6,901 |
| 2020s | 46 | #8,537 |
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Questions
- Is Gardenia a boy or girl name?
- Gardenia is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Gardenia were girls.
- How popular is the name Gardenia?
- 7 baby girls were named Gardenia in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
- When was Gardenia most popular?
- Gardenia peaked in 1992, when 70 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,451 in 1937.
- How many people are named Gardenia?
- 1,354 babies have been named Gardenia in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,133 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 34.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.