Gardenia
How to say it: gar-DEE-nee-uh · /ɡɑrˈdiniə/
From the gardenia flower, named for botanist Alexander Garden - rare floral name.
Gardenia was the 10,686th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 7 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are down about 33% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #10,288 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #10,686 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 7 |
| Share of births | 1 in 473,620 |
| Peak decade | 1990s |
| Change over 10 years | −33% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #10,288 |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Gardenia peaked in the 1990s and is less common today.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Gardenia is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English.
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