Boys' name · since 1880
Gorge
2,609 babies named Gorge in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,790 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,609
- born since 1880
- 1970s
- peak decade
2,609 boys have been named Gorge since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gorge has been recorded 2,609 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2020.
- #2,790 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,609 born since 1880
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gorge ranks #2,790 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,609 born since 1880, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,790 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,609
- born since 1880
- 1970s
- peak decade
Gorge's 2,609 recorded births place it above 93.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Gorge's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gorge splits its recorded history at 1962: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 62 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gorge popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2020
- Peak year (1975)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Gorge by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (477 births, 18% of the file).
1970s was Gorge's strongest decade.
477 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Gorge births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 14
1900s
14 births
- 1910s 81
1910s
81 births
- 1920s 149
1920s
149 births
- 1930s 139
1930s
139 births
- 1940s 153
1940s
153 births
- 1950s
1950s
210 births
- 1960s
1960s
287 births
- 1970s
1970s
477 births
- 1980s
1980s
459 births
- 1990s
1990s
370 births
- 2000s
2000s
212 births
- 2010s 37
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 477 births (18% of all-time use).
How Gorge 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 Gorge's total volume
Gorge by state
Where Gorge concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 738 | 28.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 447 | 17.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 93 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 20 | 0.8% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.2% |
738 of 2,609 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Gorge's data
- Gorge's decade-level peak was the 1970s (477 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gorges (738 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gorge: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1880–2020 (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 Gorge 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.