Like the letter ‘F’, the paucity of names starting with ‘G’ means I can fit the girls’ and boys’ names into one post! Right now, we’re still looking at America’s rare baby names of 2016, because the 2017 data isn’t due out until May. A perpetual issue with naming trends is that the people watching them have information that’s at least a year or two old; what was popular or rare in 2016 might not be in 2017 or 2018.
Girls:
- 150-220: Gracyn, Geneva, Giada, Gretchen, Grecia
- 100-149: Guinevere, Geraldine, Gitty, Georgina, Goldie, Glory, Georgiana
- 50-99: Gaia, Greer, Gladys, Gigi, Gretel, Ginger, Gala, Griselda, Gianella
- 25-49: Gisela, Galilee, Golda, Gittel, Goddess, Gertrude, Glenda, Greenlee, Gurnoor, Germany, Gelila, Gioia
- 10-24: Georgette, Ginny, Getsemani, Gypsy, Gail, Greicy, Gemini, Gracia, Gwynn, Gaelle, Galaxy, Gurleen, Gloriana, Galia, Golden, Garnet, Ginevra, Gem, Genoveva, Giabella, Gorgeous, Gauri, Geet, Gladis, Girl, Glenna, Gurbani, Gurseerat, Genesee, Ghazal, Gwendoline
- 7-9: Gardenia, Gayatri, Gilda, Gayle, Graciana, Gabbanelli, Galena, Genavie, Genova, Gita, Giuseppina, Graceland, Gracious, Gurman, Gurnaaz, Gwenevieve
- 6: Galina, Gamila, Geethika, Geisha, Genisys, Gethsemane, Gidget, Gregoria, Gwenna
- 5: Galadriel, Garland, Gavrielle, Geri, Gift, Giordana, Glorious, Gohar, Gredmarie
Boys:
- 150-192: Gino, Glenn, German, Gianluca, Gerard
- 100-149: Gatlin, Guy, Gonzalo, Graeme, Gerson, Granger, Gareth
- 50-99: Gentry, Grayden, Gadiel, Geoffrey, Gene, Gregorio
- 25-49: Gotham, Geronimo, Gamaliel, Garrick, Godric, Giuliano, Galen, Gil, Gaspar, Gaston, Gibran, Gaines, Gautham, Gustav, Gohan, Gershon, Gaetano, Gryphon
- 10-24: Gennaro, Gaius, Garner, Galvin, Gerrit, Gianfranco, Gurfateh, Galileo, Gerry, Gianmarco, Ghassan, Gunther, Godwin, Gates, Gatsby, Giles, Grover, Gaddiel, Guthrie, Grafton, Grantley, Gurveer, Gehrig, General, Gildardo, Goku, Griffey, Garth, Glendon, Griffith, Gable, Gamble, Gannicus, Gennady, Granite, Grantham, Grayer, Garvey, Godson
- 7-9: Gad, Garrus, Ghazi, Great, Gresham, Gurshan, Gale, Garv, Gerhard, Gin, Godfrey, Gurjot, Gardner, Garyson, Gaspard, Gaurav, Gedalya, Giordano, Gopal, Greighson, Grigor, Grisham, Grizzly, Gustave, Gyasi
- 6: Gadsden, Ganza, Garang, Geoff, Gershom, Gilmer, Godswill, Govani, Griezmann
- 5: Garvin, Gilead, Gioele, Glynn, Golan, Goliath, Gordy, Gregson, Guillaume, Gurkirat
Do you have a favorite ‘G’ name? Any thoughts about the names above? Let me know in the comments!
The Well-Informed Namer 
Ooh, Guinevere, Gaia and Ginevra are such favourites of mine!
I’m not so keen on G- boys’ names, for some reason. If I had to pick: Gaspar, Gaetano (or Gaetan), Gryphon (love Griffin!)… maybe even Gatsby.
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Yeah, I’ve definitely noticed a different style between the girls’ and boys’ names for this letter. For the girls there’s this sense of vintage glamor, like names from old Hollywood or the 1920s! I still have some favorites among the boys’ though, like Godfrey.
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I love Galadriel. Gatsby is interesting — not sure I’d use it though!
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And where’s my name?
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