Feminine dossier · first seen 1946

Gidget

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1966

Peak era

1966

Peak births

187

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Gen X

Quick answers about Gidget

An estimated 1,371 living Americans are named Gidget.

Gidget fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Gidget is approximately 56 years, with most bearers falling between 52 and 60 years old.

Not especially. Gidget has been declining since its 1966 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

1946Peak 19662025

Peak year

1966

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,586

Gidget last appeared in SSA records in 2016. Across its recorded history, about 1,586 American girls received the name.

Gidget peaked in 1966, when 187 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,586 Americans named Gidget since 1946.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGen X

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1966

Living profile

1,454

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age56

Core range52–60

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Flash Flood

A concentrated generational spike rather than a slow classic.