Boys' name · since 1967
Gorje
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.
- #18,017 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 91
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
91 boys have been named Gorje since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Gorje has 91 recorded births among boys since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1997.
- #18,017 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 91 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gorje ranks #18,017 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 91 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,017 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 91
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Gorje's 91 recorded births place it above 60.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Gorje's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gorje's full recorded timeline at 1980, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gorje popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1997
- Peak year (1976)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Gorje by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (38 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Gorje's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Gorje births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 38 births (42% of all-time use).
Gorje by state
Where Gorje concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 29.7% |
27 of 91 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gorje's data
- Gorje's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 1990s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Gorjes (27 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Gorje: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1967–1997 (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 Gorje 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.