Boys' name · since 1993
Gadge
159 babies named Gadge in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,366 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 159
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gadge is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 159 have been recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gadge has been recorded 159 times among boys since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2012.
- #14,366 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 159 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gadge ranks #14,366 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 159 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,366 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 159
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gadge's 159 recorded births place it above 68.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gadge's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gadge splits its recorded history at 2003: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gadge popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2012
- Peak year (2006)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Gadge by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (98 births, 62% of the file).
2000s was Gadge's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Gadge births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
98 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 98 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Gadge's decade-level peak was the 2000s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gadge: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gadge draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.