Boys' name · since 1917

Guerdon

Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Guerdon, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#27,798 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade

Guerdon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 23 have been recorded since 1917.

Guerdon has 23 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1922.

  • #27,798 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 23 born since 1917
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Guerdon ranks #27,798 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.

#27,798 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Guerdon's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Guerdon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Guerdon's full recorded timeline at 1921, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Guerdon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1922

Last recorded 1922
Peak year (1922)
12
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
468101214 191719211922 12

Guerdon by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (17 births, 74% of the file).

1920s was Guerdon's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.

Guerdon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (74% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Guerdon? ▼
23 babies have been named Guerdon since 1917. All-time, it sits at #27,798 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1922. The peak year was 1922 with 12 births.
Where does Guerdon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Guerdon ranks #27,798 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Guerdon most popular? ▼
Guerdon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Guerdon been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Guerdon since 1917 -- 6 years through the most recent 1922 data.
What names are similar to Guerdon? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Guerino, Guerry, Guenther, Guerin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Guerdon

Nearby Names Like Guerdon

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Guerdon

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Errett
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Gains
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Guerdon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1917–1922 (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 Guerdon 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.