US rank #6687 Boys' name Peak 2019 128 births

Gor — #6687 US boys' name

128 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.

2000s342010s512020s43
#6687
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 53% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Gor was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

13 babies were named Gor in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gor

The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Gor between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gor currently holds the #6687 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gor performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gor shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 61 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gor in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gor 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 128 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.

Gor at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

128

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2019

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,687

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
13
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 2024202120172012200920042002 6

Gor by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
51 births that decade — 40% of Gor's all-time total
2000s342010s512020s43

Gor by state

Where Gor concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gor
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
61 47.7%
California share of Gor's total US births 47.7%

61 of 128 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gor?
128 babies have been named Gor since 2002. It currently ranks #6687 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 13 births.
When was Gor most popular?
Gor was most popular in the 2010s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Gor most popular?
The top states for the name Gor are California (61 births).
How long has the name Gor been used?
Gor has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gor?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gordon, Gorge, Gorden, Gordan, and 4 more. 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, 2002–2024 (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.