Girls' name · since 1971
Gordana
40 babies named Gordana in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #37,533 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Gordana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 40 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Gordana recorded 40 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1979.
- #37,533 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 40 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gordana ranks #37,533 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #37,533 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Gordana's 40 recorded births place it above 47.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Gordana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gordana splits its recorded history at 1975: 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 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gordana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1979
- Peak year (1971)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Gordana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (40 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Gordana's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Gordana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 40 births (100% of all-time use).
Gordana by state
Where Gordana concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 12.5% |
5 of 40 births nationwide.
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- Illinois records the most Gordanas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Gordana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1971–1979 (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 Gordana 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.