Boys' name · since 2002
Gor
141 babies named Gor in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,171 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,666 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 141
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Gor currently ranks #6666 among boys' names in America, with 141 babies recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Gor recorded 141 times among boys since 2002, holding rank #6666 nationally today, ahead of 52% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #15,171 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,666 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 141 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gor ranks #15,171 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,666 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 141 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,171 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,666 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 141
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Gor's 141 recorded births place it above 66.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Gor compares
141 31st 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
Gor's all-time total is 62% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gor | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 141 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gor's full recorded timeline at 2016, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Gor by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (56 births, 40% of the file).
2020s was Gor's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Gor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
- 2020s
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 56 births (40% of all-time use).
Gor by state
Where Gor concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 61 | 43.3% |
61 of 141 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gor's data
- California records the most Gors (61 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 Gor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Gor 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.