Recorded 1914–2020 Boys' name Peak 1962 147 births

Gabor — boys' name

147 babies named Gabor in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s51950s191960s511970s361990s52000s52010s52020s5
1960s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Gabor was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

11 babies were named Gabor in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gabor

The Social Security Administration has registered 147 babies named Gabor between 1914 and 2020, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gabor currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gabor performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Gabor shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gabor in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gabor in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 147 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gabor at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

147

Since 1914

107 years of records

Peak year

1962

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1914

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2020

Gabor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1914

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1962)
11
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
4681012 202019901972196919661961195719171914 6

Gabor by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
51 births that decade — 35% of Gabor's all-time total
1910s161920s51950s191960s511970s361990s52000s52010s52020s5

Gabor by state

Where Gabor concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gabor
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.4%
California share of Gabor's total US births 3.4%

5 of 147 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gabor?
147 babies have been named Gabor since 1914. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1962 with 11 births.
When was Gabor most popular?
Gabor was most popular in the 1960s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Gabor most popular?
The top states for the name Gabor are California (5 births).
How long has the name Gabor been used?
Gabor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 107 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Gabor?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gabriel, Gabe, Gabino, Gabrial, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.