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Names starting with G

The 50 most given girls’ and boys’ names starting with G in 2025.

Girls · US 2025

  1. #33GiannaSame root as Jane, meaning “God is gracious”5,634 babies
  2. #38GraceFrom the word “grace”5,127 babies
  3. #66Genesis“creation, beginning, origin”3,527 babies
  4. #99Georgia“farmer”2,619 babies
  5. #105GabriellaEditor’s note Down from #54 in 2015 to #105 in 2025 in the US2,545 babies
  6. #148Genevievepossibly “kin, family + woman, wife”1,981 babies
  7. #170Gemma“jewel”1,805 babies
  8. #227GracieEditor’s note Down from #165 in 2015 to #227 in 2025 in the US1,344 babies
  9. #287GiaEditor’s note Up from #372 in 2015 to #287 in 2025 in the US1,069 babies
  10. #317GabrielaEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2003, with 3,362 babies; 961 in 2025961 babies
  11. #360GwendolynVariant of Gwendolen, meaning “white, fair, blessed + ring, bow…848 babies
  12. #382GiselleFrench, meaning “pledge”803 babies
  13. #442GracelynnEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #442 vs #4,867 in 2025698 babies
  14. #466GracelynEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #466 vs #3,333 in 2025659 babies
  15. #621GoldieFrom the word “gold”469 babies
  16. #632GabrielleEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #204 in 2015, #632 in 2025459 babies
  17. #647GalileaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1993, with 5 babies446 babies
  18. #654Gloria“glory”437 babies
  19. #689GeorginaFeminine form of George, meaning “farmer, earth worker”410 babies
  20. #725GwenSame root as Wendy, meaning “watercourse with a bend + island”384 babies
  21. #878GiovannaItalian form of Jane, meaning “God is gracious”304 babies
  22. #898GuinevereEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #898 vs #2,788 in 2025295 babies
  23. #908GretaEditor’s note Down from #575 in 2015 to #908 in 2025 in the US291 babies
  24. #914GiulianaEditor’s note Down from #467 in 2015 to #914 in 2025 in the US287 babies
  25. #920GianaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1963, with 7 babies285 babies
  26. #1,060GiavannaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,060 vs #4,201 in 2025231 babies
  27. #1,137GreciaEditor’s note 204 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales204 babies
  28. #1,139GiuliaEditor’s note About 1 in 7,900 US girls in the 2025 records203 babies
  29. #1,192GittyEditor’s note About 1 in 8,300 US girls in the 2025 records193 babies
  30. #1,248GuadalupeEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #592 in 2015, #1,248 in 2025180 babies
  31. #1,348GianniEditor’s note Used for both: 22% of US babies named Gianni in 2025 were girls164 babies
  32. #1,359GeorgieDiminutive of George, meaning “farmer, earth worker”162 babies
  33. #1,388Gaia“Gaea, the Earth personified as a goddess”157 babies
  34. #1,417GeorgianaEditor’s note About 1 in 11,000 US girls in the 2025 records153 babies
  35. #1,436GiadaItalian, meaning “jade”150 babies
  36. #1,652Genevapossibly “knee”125 babies
  37. #1,769GwynethWelsh, possibly meaning “white; fair”114 babies
  38. #1,808GisselleEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2000, with 810 babies; 111 in 2025111 babies
  39. #1,833GracielaEditor’s note 109 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales109 babies
  40. #1,844GreerEditor’s note 108 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales108 babies
  41. #1,855GloryEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,855 vs #4,201 in 2025107 babies
  42. #1,990GemaSpanish, meaning “gem”96 babies
  43. #2,017GentryEditor’s note Used for both: 52% of US babies named Gentry in 2025 were girls94 babies
  44. #2,017GoldyEditor’s note About 1 in 17,000 US girls in the 2025 records94 babies
  45. #2,076GinaEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1967, with 6,358 babies; 90 in 202590 babies
  46. #2,153GianellaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1994, with 6 babies86 babies
  47. #2,438GeraldineFeminine form of Gerald, meaning “spear + might, power”73 babies
  48. #2,485GalaEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -la like Isabella and Camila71 babies
  49. #2,514GracynEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2010, with 232 babies; 70 in 202570 babies
  50. #2,645GoldaEditor’s note About 1 in 25,000 US girls in the 2025 records65 babies

Boys · US 2025

  1. #37GabrielFinnish, meaning “God is my strong man, God is my hero”6,569 babies
  2. #51Grayson“steward”5,805 babies
  3. #86Gael“hunt”3,860 babies
  4. #120Graham“gravel + homestead”2,967 babies
  5. #123GiovanniSame root as John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”2,939 babies
  6. #126George“farmer, earth worker”2,848 babies
  7. #149GreysonVariant of Grayson, meaning “steward”2,439 babies
  8. #222GriffinEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #222 vs #1,035 in 20251,627 babies
  9. #228Grant“big, large”1,555 babies
  10. #303GavinEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #70 in 2015, #303 in 20251,125 babies
  11. #337GideonEditor’s note Down from #327 in 2015 to #337 in 2025 in the US993 babies
  12. #373GradyEditor’s note 851 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales851 babies
  13. #506GunnerEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #239 in 2015, #506 in 2025597 babies
  14. #523GianniEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #523 vs #2,440 in 2025571 babies
  15. #564GarrettEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #269 in 2015, #564 in 2025526 babies
  16. #593Gregory“watchful, vigilant”493 babies
  17. #612GunnarEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #612 vs #3,256 in 2025462 babies
  18. #625GustavoSpanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Gustav, meaning “Staff of the…447 babies
  19. #678GerardoSpanish and Italian form of Gerard, meaning “spear + hard, brave”401 babies
  20. #901GuillermoSpanish form of William, meaning “will + helmet”264 babies
  21. #955GianEditor’s note Up from #1,216 in 2015 to #955 in 2025 in the US244 babies
  22. #973GageEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2003, with 2,939 babies; 235 in 2025235 babies
  23. #1,014GreyEditor’s note About 1 in 7,700 US boys in the 2025 records222 babies
  24. #1,026GatlinEditor’s note 217 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales217 babies
  25. #1,051Gordonpossibly “mud + hill”209 babies
  26. #1,073GaryEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1952, with 38,754 babies; 201 in 2025201 babies
  27. #1,091GioEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2001, with 6 babies197 babies
  28. #1,156GianlucaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,156 vs #3,256 in 2025181 babies
  29. #1,186GadielEditor’s note 173 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales173 babies
  30. #1,204Gerald“spear + might, power”168 babies
  31. #1,217GinoEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,217 vs #2,952 in 2025166 babies
  32. #1,305Genesis“creation, beginning, origin”149 babies
  33. #1,310GiovaniEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,310 vs #5,137 in 2025148 babies
  34. #1,328Gilbert“pledge + bright, famous”145 babies
  35. #1,328GusDiminutive of Augustus, meaning “majestic, venerable”145 babies
  36. #1,388GraysenEditor’s note 132 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales132 babies
  37. #1,418GrayEditor’s note Used for both: 85% of US babies named Gray in 2025 were boys128 babies
  38. #1,421GonzaloEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,421 vs #5,137 in 2025127 babies
  39. #1,436GiancarloEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2008, with 381 babies; 125 in 2025125 babies
  40. #1,443GlennEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1962, with 7,356 babies; 124 in 2025124 babies
  41. #1,459GiuseppeItalian form of Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”122 babies
  42. #1,514GavrielEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1974, with 9 babies115 babies
  43. #1,520GilbertoSpanish, Italian and Portuguese, meaning “pledge + bright, famous”114 babies
  44. #1,539GermanSpanish, possibly meaning “brother”112 babies
  45. #1,571GersonEditor’s note 108 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales108 babies
  46. #1,634GrangerEditor’s note 103 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales103 babies
  47. #1,634Guy“wood”103 babies
  48. #1,677GibsonEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -on like Hudson and Jackson98 babies
  49. #1,688GiannisSame root as John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”97 babies
  50. #1,699GhaithEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2011, with 5 babies96 babies

Girls · England & Wales 2025

  1. #27GraceFrom the word “grace”1,309 babies
  2. #84GracieEditor’s note Down from #64 in 2015 to #84 in 2025 in England & Wales539 babies
  3. #175Georgia“farmer”280 babies
  4. #181GabriellaEditor’s note Down from #136 in 2015 to #181 in 2025 in England & Wales274 babies
  5. #293GiaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #942 in 2015, #293 in 2025154 babies
  6. #309GeorgieDiminutive of George, meaning “farmer, earth worker”142 babies
  7. #312GiannaSame root as Jane, meaning “God is gracious”139 babies
  8. #371GeorginaFeminine form of George, meaning “farmer, earth worker”115 babies
  9. #451GoldieFrom the word “gold”89 babies
  10. #460GigiEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #4,103 in 2015, #460 in 202587 babies
  11. #478Genevievepossibly “kin, family + woman, wife”83 babies
  12. #490GabrielaEditor’s note Down from #263 in 2015 to #490 in 2025 in England & Wales81 babies
  13. #520Gaia“Gaea, the Earth personified as a goddess”77 babies
  14. #590GabrielleEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 2002, with 574 babies; 66 in 202566 babies
  15. #650Gracie-MaeEditor’s note Down from #368 in 2015 to #650 in 2025 in England & Wales59 babies
  16. #733GiuliaEditor’s note Up from #809 in 2015 to #733 in 2025 in England & Wales50 babies
  17. #747Gloria“glory”49 babies
  18. #834GurnaazEditor’s note New since 2015: under 3 England & Wales babies then, 43 in 202543 babies
  19. #997GwenSame root as Wendy, meaning “watercourse with a bend + island”34 babies
  20. #1,028GeorgianaEditor’s note About 1 in 7,700 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records33 babies
  21. #1,079GurbaniEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #4,103 in 2015, #1,079 in 202531 babies
  22. #1,110GursanjhEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,110 vs #6,325 in 202530 babies
  23. #1,362GwendolynVariant of Gwendolen, meaning “white, fair, blessed + ring, bow…23 babies
  24. #1,407GiovannaItalian form of Jane, meaning “God is gracious”22 babies
  25. #1,407GursifatEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,407 vs #11,932 in 202522 babies
  26. #1,512Gracie-MayEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #570 in 2015, #1,512 in 202520 babies
  27. #1,512GretaEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #585 in 2015, #1,512 in 202520 babies
  28. #1,584GiorgiaItalian form of Georgia, meaning “farmer”19 babies
  29. #1,584GittyEditor’s note About 1 in 13,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records19 babies
  30. #1,639GurleenEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,639 vs #10,107 in 202518 babies
  31. #1,639GwenllianEditor’s note 9 letters, ending in -an like Layan and Ocean18 babies
  32. #1,719Genesis“creation, beginning, origin”17 babies
  33. #1,809GhazalEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,809 vs #4,265 in 202516 babies
  34. #1,809GinnyEditor’s note About 1 in 16,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records16 babies
  35. #1,809GuraseesEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,809 vs #6,838 in 202516 babies
  36. #1,809GurmeharEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,809 vs #8,362 in 202516 babies
  37. #1,892GurnoorEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,892 vs #6,116 in 202515 babies
  38. #2,006GiselleFrench, meaning “pledge”14 babies
  39. #2,440GelilaEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -la like Isla and Isabella11 babies
  40. #2,440GinevraEditor’s note 7 letters, ending in -ra like Aurora and Lyra11 babies
  41. #2,440Gracie-MaiEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #787 in 2015, #2,440 in 202511 babies
  42. #2,605Gracie-LeighEditor’s note About 1 in 25,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records10 babies
  43. #2,788GabijaEditor’s note About 1 in 28,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records9 babies
  44. #2,788GoldaEditor’s note About 1 in 28,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records9 babies
  45. #2,788GuinevereEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #898 vs #2,788 in 20259 babies
  46. #2,788GurkiratEditor’s note 8 letters, ending in -at like Ayat and Jannat9 babies
  47. #2,788GwendolineAnglicized form of Gwendolen, meaning “white, fair, blessed + ring…9 babies
  48. #2,788GwennoEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -no like Juno and Elozino9 babies
  49. #2,788GwynethWelsh, possibly meaning “white; fair”9 babies
  50. #3,035GalaEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -la like Isla and Isabella8 babies

Boys · England & Wales 2025

  1. #7George“farmer, earth worker”3,082 babies
  2. #80GabrielFinnish, meaning “God is my strong man, God is my hero”666 babies
  3. #104Grayson“steward”499 babies
  4. #448GurbaazEditor’s note New since 2015: under 3 England & Wales babies then, 86 in 202586 babies
  5. #497GeorgieDiminutive of George, meaning “farmer, earth worker”77 babies
  6. #497GiovanniSame root as John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”77 babies
  7. #549GreysonVariant of Grayson, meaning “steward”71 babies
  8. #556GurfatehEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #556 vs #4,857 in 202570 babies
  9. #668GeneEditor’s note Up from #1,024 in 2015 to #668 in 2025 in England & Wales54 babies
  10. #679GurnawabEditor’s note New since 2015: under 3 England & Wales babies then, 53 in 202553 babies
  11. #782GurniwazEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #782 vs #4,539 in 202542 babies
  12. #822GusDiminutive of Augustus, meaning “majestic, venerable”39 babies
  13. #845GiorgioItalian form of George, meaning “farmer, earth worker”38 babies
  14. #934GavinEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 1996, with 176 babies; 33 in 202533 babies
  15. #976GideonEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #337 vs #976 in 202531 babies
  16. #976GruffyddEditor’s note Down from #950 in 2015 to #976 in 2025 in England & Wales31 babies
  17. #1,007GethinEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 2008, with 159 babies; 30 in 202530 babies
  18. #1,035GriffinEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #222 vs #1,035 in 202529 babies
  19. #1,197GiulioEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,707 in 2015, #1,197 in 202524 babies
  20. #1,226Guy“wood”23 babies
  21. #1,307GhaithEditor’s note About 1 in 13,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records21 babies
  22. #1,359GabrieleEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,359 vs #4,539 in 202520 babies
  23. #1,359GwilymWelsh, from Anglo-Norman Willame, meaning “will + helmet”20 babies
  24. #1,406Gregory“watchful, vigilant”19 babies
  25. #1,466Gael“hunt”18 babies
  26. #1,466GeorgiosEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,466 vs #3,513 in 202518 babies
  27. #1,538Gerard“spear + hard, brave”17 babies
  28. #1,538GriffEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ff like Gruff and Raff17 babies
  29. #1,613GianEditor’s note About 1 in 17,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records16 babies
  30. #1,613GurmanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,613 vs #8,910 in 202516 babies
  31. #1,613GurtajEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,613 vs #5,045 in 202516 babies
  32. #1,705GutoEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -to like Otto and Vito15 babies
  33. #1,798GeorgiEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -gi like Luigi and Yogi14 babies
  34. #1,798GioEditor’s note About 1 in 19,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records14 babies
  35. #1,897GreyEditor’s note About 1 in 21,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records13 babies
  36. #2,014GavrielEditor’s note 7 letters, ending in -el like Daniel and Samuel12 babies
  37. #2,014Gilbert“pledge + bright, famous”12 babies
  38. #2,014GurwarisEditor’s note 8 letters, ending in -is like Louis and Otis12 babies
  39. #2,133GhaziEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -zi like Kazi and Ozzi11 babies
  40. #2,133GiacomoItalian form of James, meaning “May He Heel”11 babies
  41. #2,133Grayson-LeeEditor’s note About 1 in 25,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records11 babies
  42. #2,133GruffEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ff like Griff and Raff11 babies
  43. #2,133GwionEditor’s note About 1 in 25,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records11 babies
  44. #2,269Gerald“spear + might, power”10 babies
  45. #2,269GlaukEditor’s note About 1 in 27,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records10 babies
  46. #2,269Godwin“God's friend”10 babies
  47. #2,269GrayEditor’s note About 1 in 27,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records10 babies
  48. #2,269GursahibEditor’s note About 1 in 27,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records10 babies
  49. #2,269GursanjhEditor’s note About 1 in 27,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records10 babies
  50. #2,269GurvanshEditor’s note About 1 in 27,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records10 babies

Counts and ranks: US Social Security Administration (2025, names given to 5 or more babies) and Office for National Statistics (2025, names given to 3 or more babies). US ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank; England & Wales ranks are as published. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).