Gypsy
Gypsy was the 9073rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 1260th; the most babies were born in 2020 (39). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,885 places. More babies were named Gypsy in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,073 girls, down 5,329 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202039 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,501babies recorded
Gypsy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,073 | 11 |
| 2020 | #3,744 | 39 |
| 2010 | #6,258 | 21 |
| 2000 | #7,299 | 14 |
| 1990 | #8,086 | 10 |
| 1980 | #3,247 | 26 |
| 1970 | #4,326 | 13 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #3,520 | 10 |
| 1940 | #2,235 | 14 |
| 1930 | #2,756 | 11 |
| 1920 | #5,296 | 5 |
| 1910 | #2,261 | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gypsy, counting every spelling?
Gypsy is the most common spelling of a name family that had 11 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 11 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gypsy | 11 | #9,073 | 100 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Gypsy?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gypsy (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Gypsy born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gypsy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gypsy?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Gypsy are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 13 and 51. That makes Gypsy mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Gypsy by state
How common Gypsy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gypsy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gypsy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Gypsy
How popular is the name Gypsy?
Gypsy was the 9073rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 1260th; the most babies were born in 2020 (39). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,885 places. More babies were named Gypsy in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Gypsy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Gypsy in the US.
Where is Gypsy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gypsy was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).