Recorded 1967–1997 Boys' name Peak 1976 91 births

Gorje — boys' name

91 babies named Gorje in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s381980s171990s24
1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Gorje was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

10 babies were named Gorje in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gorje

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Gorje between 1967 and 1997, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gorje currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gorje performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gorje shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gorje in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gorje 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 91 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.

Gorje at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

91

Since 1967

31 years of records

Peak year

1976

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1967

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1997

Gorje popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1967

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1976)
10
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 19971995198619801977197519691967 6

Gorje by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
38 births that decade — 42% of Gorje's all-time total
1960s121970s381980s171990s24

Gorje by state

Where Gorje concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gorje
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 29.7%
California share of Gorje's total US births 29.7%

27 of 91 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gorje?
91 babies have been named Gorje since 1967. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1976 with 10 births.
When was Gorje most popular?
Gorje was most popular in the 1970s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Gorje most popular?
The top states for the name Gorje are California (27 births).
How long has the name Gorje been used?
Gorje has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 31 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Gorje?
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, 1967–1997 (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.