Recorded 1950–1950 Boys' name Peak 1950 5 births

Gomez — boys' name

5 babies named Gomez in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s5
1950s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Gomez was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

5 babies were named Gomez in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gomez

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Gomez between 1950 and 1950, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gomez currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gomez performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gomez 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 5 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.

Gomez at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

5

Since 1950

1 years of records

Peak year

1950

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1950

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1950

Gomez popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1950

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1950)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 1950 5

Gomez by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
5 births that decade — 100% of Gomez's all-time total
1950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gomez?
5 babies have been named Gomez since 1950. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1950 with 5 births.
When was Gomez most popular?
Gomez was most popular in the 1950s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Gomez been used?
Gomez has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 1 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Gomez?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gomer. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1950–1950 (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.