Total births
1,025
Boys' name · since 1912
Gordan
Gordan has 1,025 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1930 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 1,025
- total births
- 1912–2018
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 17%
- born in that decade
Gordan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,025 recorded since 1912.
Gordan has 1,025 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2018.
- 1,025 total births
- 1912–2018 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 17% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
1,025 boys have been named Gordan since 1912, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2018.
- 1,025
- total births
- 1912–2018
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 17%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
17% of everyone ever named Gordan was born in this single decade.
1930
Single peak year
24 babies were named Gordan in 1930 - its busiest year on record.
Gordan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gordan's full recorded timeline at 1955, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1930 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gordan at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
1930
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1912
Gordan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2018
- Peak year (1930)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Gordan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Gordan's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Gordan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
114 births
- 1920s
1920s
171 births
- 1930s
1930s
150 births
- 1940s
1940s
119 births
- 1950s
1950s
116 births
- 1960s
1960s
126 births
- 1970s 54
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
70 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 171 births (17% of all-time use).
How Gordan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Gordan's total volume
Gordan vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gordan? ▼
Gordan has been given to 1,025 babies in the U.S. since 1912, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 24 babies were born in 1930, its single highest year.
When was Gordan most popular? ▼
Gordan was most popular in the 1920s decade with 171 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Gordan been used? ▼
Records for Gordan go back to 1912, giving 107 years of history through 2018.
What names are similar to Gordan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gordon, Gorge, Gorden, Gorman, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Gordan's data
- Gordan's decade-level peak was the 1920s (171 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Gordan
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gordan
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1912–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gordan: Baby Name Since 1912 - 1,025 Births, Peak 1930." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gordan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Gordan 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 June 2026.