Gigi

French diminutive

"God is my strength"

Gigi Origin and Meaning

The name Gigi is a girl's name of French origin.

Joining the likes of Coco and Fifi, Gigi has a style but some may feel it lacks substance. Model and TV personality Gigi Hadid (born Jelena) has likely drawn attention to this name, while designer Cynthia Rowley may have inspired parents to use it as a given name by choosing it for her daughter.

A rising star in the UK and a Top 500 choice in the Netherlands, if you find it too cutesy for the birth certificate, you could use it as a nickname for Georgiana, Gabrielle, Ginevra, or Genevieve.

Gigi Rank in US Top 1000

# 920 in the US

Gigi Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 658 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Gigi

• 714 Nameberry 2025
• 560 England 2023
• 65 Dogs 2022
• 71 Cats 2022

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Famous People Named Gigi

• Jelena "Gigi" Hadid American model
• Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández Puerto Rican tennis player
• Gigi Leung (Wing kei), Hong Kong singer and actress
• Gigi Lai Hong Kong actress and singer
• Gigi (born Ejigayehu Shibabaw) Ethiopian singer
• Gigi Clementine Powers (b. 2005) daughter of fashion designer Cynthia Rowley and Bill Powers

The name Gigi in Pop Culture

• Gilberte "Gigi " main character in novel and musical "Gigi"
• Gigi talking cat in anime movie "Kiki's Delivery Service"
• Gigi Morasco character on American soap "One Life to Live"
• Georgia 'Gigi' Hayden character on TV's Gilmore Girls
• Galway "Gigi" Wyatt @hiddenspringz's sim on instagram.
• Gigi Grant daughter of the Genie in "Monster High" show and series