Recorded 1916–1928 Boys' name Peak 1923 77 births

Goro — boys' name

77 babies named Goro in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s64
1920s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Goro was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

12 babies were named Goro in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Goro

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Goro between 1916 and 1928, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Goro currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Goro performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Goro shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Goro in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Goro 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 77 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.

Goro at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

77

Since 1916

13 years of records

Peak year

1923

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1916

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1928

Goro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1916

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1923)
12
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
468101214 1928192719251924192319221921192019191916 8

Goro by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
64 births that decade — 83% of Goro's all-time total
1910s131920s64

Goro by state

Where Goro concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Goro
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
38 49.4%
Hawaii share of Goro's total US births 49.4%

38 of 77 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Goro?
77 babies have been named Goro since 1916. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1923 with 12 births.
When was Goro most popular?
Goro was most popular in the 1920s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Goro most popular?
The top states for the name Goro are Hawaii (38 births).
How long has the name Goro been used?
Goro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 13 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Goro?
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, 1916–1928 (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.