Gardenia is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #5967 in 2002 with 19 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 1999 with 31 births ranking #3830. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 17.4%. In 2002, approximately 1 in every 94,569 girls born was named Gardenia. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.