Gina

Girl · Italian

Gina

Say it: JEE-nuh

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Meaning

A short form of Italian names such as Luigina and Georgina, or of Regina (Latin 'queen').

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Rose in the US with actress Gina Lollobrigida in the 1950s.

Its wave through time

A fashion of the 1960s

In the United States

152,934 babies given this name since 1880
At its height in 1967, about 1 in 260 girls
129 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Italian American English

The family of the name

Other spellings: Geena

Italian	Gina

Famous bearers

Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress

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Where this comes from

United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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