Recorded 1905–1966 Unisex name Peak 1955 203 births

Gordie — boys' name

203 babies named Gordie in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s181920s361930s81940s251950s621960s49
1950s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Gordie was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

12 babies were named Gordie in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gordie

The Social Security Administration has registered 203 babies named Gordie between 1905 and 1966, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gordie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Gordie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 79 additional births since 1901.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gordie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Gordie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gordie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gordie 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 203 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.

Gordie at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

203

Since 1905

62 years of records

Peak year

1955

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1905

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1966

Gordie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1905

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1955)
12
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
468101214 196619621958195419421926192119161905 5

Gordie popularity over time — girls

79 total births recorded since 1901 (Gordie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 79 births
4681012 192619221921191919181917191419121909190619021901 6

Gordie by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
62 births that decade — 31% of Gordie's all-time total
1900s51910s181920s361930s81940s251950s621960s49

Gordie by state

Where Gordie concentrates geographically — total births since 1905

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gordie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
10 4.9%
Michigan share of Gordie's total US births 4.9%

10 of 203 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gordie?
203 babies have been named Gordie since 1905. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1955 with 12 births.
When was Gordie most popular?
Gordie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Gordie most popular?
The top states for the name Gordie are Michigan (10 births).
Is Gordie a unisex name?
Yes, Gordie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 203 births, and as a girl's name it has 79 births.
How long has the name Gordie been used?
Gordie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 62 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Gordie?
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, 1905–1966 (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.