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
- Pronounced JIP-see /ˈdʒɪpsi/
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.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1891–2025 107 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 8,860 | ▲ 86 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8,946 | ▼ 3,698 |
| 2023 | 24 | 5,248 | ▲ 61 |
| 2022 | 24 | 5,309 | ▼ 802 |
| 2021 | 30 | 4,507 | ▼ 772 |
| 2020 | 39 | 3,735 | ▲ 1,306 |
| 2019 | 26 | 5,041 | ▼ 583 |
| 2018 | 31 | 4,458 | ▲ 1,829 |
| 2017 | 19 | 6,287 | ▼ 302 |
| 2016 | 21 | 5,985 | ▼ 858 |
| 2015 | 26 | 5,127 | ▲ 866 |
| 2014 | 21 | 5,993 | ▲ 2,587 |
| 2013 | 13 | 8,580 | ▼ 776 |
| 2012 | 15 | 7,804 | ▲ 810 |
| 2011 | 13 | 8,614 | ▼ 2,432 |
| 2010 | 21 | 6,182 | ▲ 1,159 |
| 2009 | 17 | 7,341 | ▼ 542 |
| 2008 | 19 | 6,799 | ▲ 293 |
| 2007 | 18 | 7,092 | ▲ 1,145 |
| 2006 | 14 | 8,237 | ▼ 1,099 |
| 2005 | 16 | 7,138 | ▲ 2,126 |
| 2004 | 11 | 9,264 | ▼ 2,965 |
| 2003 | 18 | 6,299 | ▲ 93 |
| 2002 | 17 | 6,392 | ▼ 822 |
| 2001 | 20 | 5,570 | ▲ 1,588 |
| 2000 | 14 | 7,158 | ▼ 322 |
| 1999 | 14 | 6,836 | ▲ 3,286 |
| 1998 | 8 | 10,122 | ▼ 3,639 |
| 1997 | 14 | 6,483 | ▼ 91 |
| 1996 | 14 | 6,392 | ▼ 434 |
| 1995 | 15 | 5,958 | ▲ 1,139 |
| 1994 | 12 | 7,097 | ▲ 1,622 |
| 1993 | 9 | 8,719 | ▼ 2,067 |
| 1992 | 13 | 6,652 | ▼ 1,253 |
| 1991 | 17 | 5,399 | ▲ 2,481 |
| 1990 | 10 | 7,880 | ▼ 431 |
| 1989 | 10 | 7,449 | ▼ 1,851 |
| 1988 | 14 | 5,598 | ▲ 1,755 |
| 1987 | 9 | 7,353 | ▼ 1,596 |
| 1986 | 12 | 5,757 | ▼ 1,631 |
| 1985 | 19 | 4,126 | ▲ 1,773 |
| 1984 | 11 | 5,899 | ▼ 1,213 |
| 1983 | 15 | 4,686 | ▼ 906 |
| 1982 | 21 | 3,780 | ▼ 41 |
| 1981 | 21 | 3,739 | ▼ 524 |
| 1980 | 26 | 3,215 | ▲ 453 |
| 1979 | 21 | 3,668 | ▲ 791 |
| 1978 | 15 | 4,459 | ▼ 34 |
| 1977 | 15 | 4,425 | ▼ 1,697 |
| 1976 | 28 | 2,728 | ▲ 153 |
| 1975 | 25 | 2,881 | ▼ 325 |
| 1974 | 29 | 2,556 | ▲ 73 |
| 1973 | 27 | 2,629 | ▲ 914 |
| 1972 | 17 | 3,543 | ▼ 669 |
| 1971 | 24 | 2,874 | ▲ 1,372 |
| 1970 | 13 | 4,246 | ▲ 1,728 |
| 1969 | 7 | 5,974 | ▲ 1,042 |
| 1968 | 5 | 7,016 | back (not recorded in 1967) |
| 1966 | 7 | 5,273 | back (not recorded in 1965) |
| 1964 | 7 | 5,474 | back (not recorded in 1962–1963) |
| 1961 | 12 | 3,793 | back (not recorded in 1959–1960) |
| 1958 | 6 | 5,408 | back (not recorded in 1957) |
| 1956 | 9 | 4,161 | ▲ 579 |
| 1955 | 7 | 4,740 | ▼ 462 |
| 1954 | 8 | 4,278 | ▲ 1,395 |
| 1953 | 5 | 5,673 | ▼ 2,472 |
| 1952 | 12 | 3,201 | ▲ 2,213 |
| 1951 | 5 | 5,414 | ▼ 1,991 |
| 1950 | 10 | 3,423 | ▲ 189 |
| 1949 | 9 | 3,612 | ▼ 19 |
| 1948 | 9 | 3,593 | ▼ 1,063 |
| 1947 | 16 | 2,530 | ▲ 1,464 |
| 1946 | 7 | 3,994 | ▼ 1,757 |
| 1945 | 15 | 2,237 | ▲ 274 |
| 1944 | 13 | 2,511 | ▲ 529 |
| 1943 | 10 | 3,040 | ▼ 624 |
| 1942 | 14 | 2,416 | ▲ 430 |
| 1941 | 10 | 2,846 | ▼ 643 |
| 1940 | 14 | 2,203 | ▼ 78 |
| 1939 | 15 | 2,125 | ▲ 605 |
| 1938 | 10 | 2,730 | ▼ 629 |
| 1937 | 15 | 2,101 | ▼ 69 |
| 1936 | 15 | 2,032 | ▼ 115 |
| 1935 | 17 | 1,917 | ▼ 146 |
| 1934 | 19 | 1,771 | ▲ 917 |
| 1933 | 10 | 2,688 | ▼ 731 |
| 1932 | 17 | 1,957 | ▼ 16 |
| 1931 | 17 | 1,941 | ▲ 749 |
| 1930 | 11 | 2,690 | ▲ 447 |
| 1929 | 9 | 3,137 | ▲ 27 |
| 1928 | 9 | 3,164 | ▲ 1,641 |
| 1927 | 5 | 4,805 | back (not recorded in 1924–1926) |
| 1923 | 6 | 4,376 | ▼ 997 |
| 1922 | 9 | 3,379 | ▼ 438 |
| 1921 | 11 | 2,941 | ▲ 2,034 |
| 1920 | 5 | 4,975 | ▼ 1,158 |
| 1919 | 7 | 3,817 | ▼ 573 |
| 1918 | 9 | 3,244 | ▼ 152 |
| 1917 | 9 | 3,092 | ▼ 594 |
| 1916 | 12 | 2,498 | ▲ 936 |
| 1915 | 7 | 3,434 | back (not recorded in 1912–1914) |
| 1911 | 6 | 2,191 | ▼ 51 |
| 1910 | 6 | 2,140 | back (not recorded in 1907–1909) |
| 1906 | 5 | 1,951 | ▼ 20 |
| 1905 | 5 | 1,931 | back (not recorded in 1902–1904) |
| 1901 | 5 | 1,679 | back (not recorded in 1892–1900) |
| 1891 | 6 | 1,213 | new |
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.