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Gypsy

JIP-see /ˈdʒɪpsi/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
#8,860 of girl names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
11 (<0.01% of girls)
Trend
Slipping #3,735 in 2020 to #8,860 in 2025
Peak
#1,213 in 1891
First recorded
1891

Meaning of Gypsy

Gypsy (pronounced JIP-see) dances onto the naming stage like a burst of firelight on a moonlit road—bold, free-spirited, and brimming with wanderlust. Born from the old Greek word Athinganoi and later carried through English to describe the Romani, today Gypsy wraps a little girl in the poetry of open highways and flamenco nights, her name echoing like Spanish guitar chords under starlit skies. It conjures dusty crossroads, carnival drums, and the tang of salt air on a seaside breeze, painting her story in vibrant, bohemian strokes. With each syllable spoken—JIP-see—she’s granted permission to roam, to dream, to color outside the lines, and to carry a heritage of passion, rhythm, and uncharted adventures wherever she goes.

How to pronounce Gypsy

English

Popularity of Gypsy in the U.S.

Gypsy was the #8,860 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 11 babies. It peaked at #1,213 in 1891. It first appears in the records in 1891.

Bar and line chart: Gypsy in the U.S., 1891–2025. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 39 in 2020 and 11 in 2025. Line: rank among girl names, peak #1,213 in 1891, #8,860 in 2025.
  • Girls named Gypsy (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1891–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1891⁠–⁠2025 107 rows
Gypsy: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025118,860▲ 86
2024118,946▼ 3,698
2023245,248▲ 61
2022245,309▼ 802
2021304,507▼ 772
2020393,735▲ 1,306
2019265,041▼ 583
2018314,458▲ 1,829
2017196,287▼ 302
2016215,985▼ 858
2015265,127▲ 866
2014215,993▲ 2,587
2013138,580▼ 776
2012157,804▲ 810
2011138,614▼ 2,432
2010216,182▲ 1,159
2009177,341▼ 542
2008196,799▲ 293
2007187,092▲ 1,145
2006148,237▼ 1,099
2005167,138▲ 2,126
2004119,264▼ 2,965
2003186,299▲ 93
2002176,392▼ 822
2001205,570▲ 1,588
2000147,158▼ 322
1999146,836▲ 3,286
1998810,122▼ 3,639
1997146,483▼ 91
1996146,392▼ 434
1995155,958▲ 1,139
1994127,097▲ 1,622
199398,719▼ 2,067
1992136,652▼ 1,253
1991175,399▲ 2,481
1990107,880▼ 431
1989107,449▼ 1,851
1988145,598▲ 1,755
198797,353▼ 1,596
1986125,757▼ 1,631
1985194,126▲ 1,773
1984115,899▼ 1,213
1983154,686▼ 906
1982213,780▼ 41
1981213,739▼ 524
1980263,215▲ 453
1979213,668▲ 791
1978154,459▼ 34
1977154,425▼ 1,697
1976282,728▲ 153
1975252,881▼ 325
1974292,556▲ 73
1973272,629▲ 914
1972173,543▼ 669
1971242,874▲ 1,372
1970134,246▲ 1,728
196975,974▲ 1,042
196857,016back (not recorded in 1967)
196675,273back (not recorded in 1965)
196475,474back (not recorded in 1962–1963)
1961123,793back (not recorded in 1959–1960)
195865,408back (not recorded in 1957)
195694,161▲ 579
195574,740▼ 462
195484,278▲ 1,395
195355,673▼ 2,472
1952123,201▲ 2,213
195155,414▼ 1,991
1950103,423▲ 189
194993,612▼ 19
194893,593▼ 1,063
1947162,530▲ 1,464
194673,994▼ 1,757
1945152,237▲ 274
1944132,511▲ 529
1943103,040▼ 624
1942142,416▲ 430
1941102,846▼ 643
1940142,203▼ 78
1939152,125▲ 605
1938102,730▼ 629
1937152,101▼ 69
1936152,032▼ 115
1935171,917▼ 146
1934191,771▲ 917
1933102,688▼ 731
1932171,957▼ 16
1931171,941▲ 749
1930112,690▲ 447
192993,137▲ 27
192893,164▲ 1,641
192754,805back (not recorded in 1924–1926)
192364,376▼ 997
192293,379▼ 438
1921112,941▲ 2,034
192054,975▼ 1,158
191973,817▼ 573
191893,244▼ 152
191793,092▼ 594
1916122,498▲ 936
191573,434back (not recorded in 1912–1914)
191162,191▼ 51
191062,140back (not recorded in 1907–1909)
190651,951▼ 20
190551,931back (not recorded in 1902–1904)
190151,679back (not recorded in 1892–1900)
189161,213new

Notable people named Gypsy

  • Gypsy Rose Lee was an American burlesque performer and author whose memoir inspired the musical Gypsy.
  • Gypsy Boots, born Robert Bootzin, was an American fitness pioneer, actor and writer who helped popularize yoga, health food and alternative lifestyles.