Boys' name · since 1990
Gauge
4,821 babies named Gauge in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,821 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,093 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,821
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,821 babies have been named Gauge since 1990, making it today's #4093 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gauge has been recorded 4,821 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #4093 nationally and more common than 71% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #1,821 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,093 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,821 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gauge ranks #1,821 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,093 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,821 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,821 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,093 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,821
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gauge's 4,821 recorded births place it above 95.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Gauge compares
4,821 Top 13% higher than 87% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gauge's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gauge | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,821 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 327 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gauge's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gauge splits its recorded history at 2008: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1990 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 327 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gauge popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 327
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Gauge by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,359 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Gauge's strongest decade.
2,359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Gauge births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 297
1990s
297 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,842 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,359 births
- 2020s 323
2020s
323 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,359 births (49% of all-time use).
How Gauge compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Gauge's total volume
Gauge by state
Where Gauge concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 411 | 8.5% |
| #2 | California | | 312 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 265 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 201 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 159 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 148 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 144 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 134 | 2.8% |
411 of 4,821 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Gauge appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gauge's data
- Gauge's decade-level peak was the 2010s (2,359 total births); usage has since declined to 323 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Gauges (411 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Gauge
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gauge: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Gauge 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.