Unisex name · since 1978
Geordan
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 582 babies named Geordan, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,200 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 582
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
582 boys have been named Geordan since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Geordan has 582 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2024.
- #7,200 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 582 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geordan ranks #7,200 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 582 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,200 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 582
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Geordan's 582 recorded births place it above 84.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Geordan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Geordan's full recorded timeline at 2002, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Geordan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2024
- Peak year (1993)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Geordan popularity over time - girls
55 total births recorded since 1990 (Geordan as girls' name)
Geordan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (224 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Geordan's strongest decade.
224 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Geordan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 57
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
224 births
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s
2010s
109 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 224 births (38% of all-time use).
How Geordan 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 Geordan's total volume
Geordan by state
Where Geordan concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 1.9% |
11 of 582 births nationwide.
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What to do with Geordan's data
- Geordan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (224 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Geordans (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Geordan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1978–2024 (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 Geordan 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.