Gina means queen or garden — a diminutive of Regina (queen) or Virginia (virgin/garden). Gina Lollobrigida was one of Italian cinema's greatest stars — la Lollo. Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Gina Linetti is one of TV's most iconic narcissists — the human form of the 100 emoji. Two syllables of Italian-cinema-greatest, Linetti-100-emoji, and the most compact diminutive of queen.
Gina is a diminutive of Regina (queen). Gina Lollobrigida was Italian cinema's greatest. Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Gina Linetti is the human 100 emoji.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Diminutive; Gina Lollobrigida (1927–2023).
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Today
Gina remains a beloved choice, ranking #1824 in the US. 153,367 babies have been named Gina since 1880.
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How popular is Gina?
1967peak year
Gina has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #1824), with about 112 babies named Gina each year. In 1967, 6,360 babies were named Gina (ranked #54 nationally). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 153,367.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Gina's Life Path 3 is the communicator's number — 100-emoji communication. People named Gina tend to be warm, Italian, and gifted at being the queen compressed into maximum personality.
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Queen compressed to personality
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Lollobrigida-greatest
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Linetti-100-emoji
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Regina-compact
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Italian-warm
G7
I9
N5
A1
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Gina
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Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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