US rank #12706 Unisex name Peak 1993 582 births

Geordan — #12706 US boys' name

582 babies named Geordan in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s571990s2242000s1712010s1092020s16
#12706
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 11% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Geordan was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

31 babies were named Geordan in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geordan

The Social Security Administration has registered 582 babies named Geordan between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Geordan currently holds the #12706 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 31 babies received it in a single year. Geordan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 55 additional births since 1990.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geordan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 224 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Geordan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Geordan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geordan 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 582 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.

Geordan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

582

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

1993

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,706

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Geordan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
31
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
010203040 20242016201020041998199219861978 5

Geordan popularity over time — girls

55 total births recorded since 1990 (Geordan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 55 births
4.555.566.577.5 201120092002200119991998199619951990 5

Geordan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
224 births that decade — 38% of Geordan's all-time total
1970s51980s571990s2242000s1712010s1092020s16

Geordan by state

Where Geordan concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Geordan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 1.9%
California share of Geordan's total US births 1.9%

11 of 582 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geordan?
582 babies have been named Geordan since 1978. It currently ranks #12706 among boys. The peak year was 1993 with 31 births.
When was Geordan most popular?
Geordan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 224 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Geordan most popular?
The top states for the name Geordan are California (11 births).
Is Geordan a unisex name?
Yes, Geordan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 582 births, and as a girl's name it has 55 births.
How long has the name Geordan been used?
Geordan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Geordan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include George, Geoffrey, Geovanni, Geovanny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1978–2024 (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.