Boys' name · since 1886
Gorden
Gorden has 2,049 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,262 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,049
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gorden is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 2,049 have been recorded since 1886.
Gorden has 2,049 recorded births among boys since 1886, 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 1886 to 2019.
- #3,262 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,049 born since 1886
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gorden ranks #3,262 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,049 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,262 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,049
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gorden's 2,049 recorded births place it above 92.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Gorden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gorden's full recorded timeline at 1949, 27% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 73% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1895, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 82 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gorden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2019
- Peak year (1922)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Gorden by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (509 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Gorden's strongest decade.
509 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Gorden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
282 births
- 1920s
1920s
509 births
- 1930s
1930s
423 births
- 1940s
1940s
284 births
- 1950s
1950s
218 births
- 1960s 151
1960s
151 births
- 1970s 85
1970s
85 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 509 births (25% of all-time use).
How Gorden 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 Gorden's total volume
Gorden by state
Where Gorden concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 42 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 34 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 31 | 1.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 27 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Texas | | 26 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 6 | 0.3% |
42 of 2,049 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Gorden appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gorden's data
- Gorden's decade-level peak was the 1920s (509 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Gordens (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gorden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~133 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, 1886–2019 (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 Gorden 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.