Names / Girl names
Gardenia
Current rank
#12,337
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,468
in 1937
First recorded
1917
in U.S. data
Children named
1,300
since 1917
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,468 in 1937 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Gardenia makes its debut in American naming records in 1917, where it reads as a girls' name. 1937 marked its high point, reaching #1,468. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Only about 1,300 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.