Boys' name · since 1908
Gordy
Gordy has 336 recorded births since 1908 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,977 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 336
- born since 1908
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gordy is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 336 have been recorded since 1908.
Gordy has 336 recorded births among boys since 1908, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2016.
- #9,977 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 336 born since 1908
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gordy ranks #9,977 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 336 born since 1908, peaking in the 1950s.
- #9,977 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 336
- born since 1908
- 1950s
- peak decade
Gordy's 336 recorded births place it above 78.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Gordy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gordy's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1908, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gordy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2016
- Peak year (1959)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Gordy by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (144 births, 43% of the file).
1950s was Gordy's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Gordy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
- 1940s
1940s
59 births
- 1950s
1950s
144 births
- 1960s
1960s
94 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 144 births (43% of all-time use).
Gordy by state
Where Gordy concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
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- Gordy's decade-level peak was the 1950s (144 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Gordys (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Gordy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1908–2016 (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 Gordy 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.