Unisex name · since 1905
Gordie
Gordie has 213 recorded births since 1905 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,560 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,712 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 213
- born since 1905
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gordie currently ranks #7712 among unisex names in America, with 213 babies recorded since 1905.
Social Security Administration records show Gordie recorded 213 times among boys since 1905, holding rank #7712 nationally today, ahead of 45% of boys, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 2025.
- #12,560 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,712 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 213 born since 1905
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gordie ranks #12,560 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,712 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 213 born since 1905, peaking in the 1950s.
- #12,560 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,712 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 213
- born since 1905
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gordie's 213 recorded births place it above 72.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Gordie compares
213 39th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gordie's all-time total is 42% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gordie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 213 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gordie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gordie splits its recorded history at 1949: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1905 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gordie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–2025
- Peak year (1955)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Gordie popularity over time - girls
79 total births recorded since 1901 (Gordie as girls' name)
Gordie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (62 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Gordie's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Gordie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s
1920s
36 births
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
- 1940s
1940s
25 births
- 1950s
1950s
62 births
- 1960s
1960s
49 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 62 births (29% of all-time use).
Gordie by state
Where Gordie concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 10 | 4.7% |
10 of 213 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gordie's data
- Gordie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Gordies (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Gordie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~120 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, 1905–2025 (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 Gordie 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.