Boys' name · since 1961
Geordie
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 93 babies named Geordie, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,267 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 93
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Geordie is the #12267 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 93 recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geordie has been recorded 93 times among boys since 1961, currently ranked #12267 nationally and more common than 12% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #17,877 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,267 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 93 born since 1961
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geordie ranks #17,877 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,267 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 93 born since 1961, peaking in the 1960s.
- #17,877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,267 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 93
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Geordie's 93 recorded births place it above 60.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Geordie compares
93 25th percentile among 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
Geordie's all-time total is 75% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Geordie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 93 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Geordie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Geordie splits its recorded history at 1998: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Geordie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1961)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Geordie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (24 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Geordie's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Geordie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
24 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 24 births (26% of all-time use).
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What to do with Geordie's data
- Geordie's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 2020s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Geordie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Geordie 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.