Gardenia is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #8261 in 2008 with 15 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 1999 with 31 births ranking #3830. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 34.8%. In 2008, approximately 1 in every 126,048 girls born was named Gardenia. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.