Recorded 1917–1922 Boys' name Peak 1922 23 births

Guerdon — boys' name

23 babies named Guerdon in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s17
1920s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Guerdon was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

12 babies were named Guerdon in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Guerdon

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Guerdon between 1917 and 1922, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Guerdon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1922. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Guerdon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Guerdon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Guerdon 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 23 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.

Guerdon at a glance

Last recorded 1922

Total births

23

Since 1917

6 years of records

Peak year

1922

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1922

Active since

1917

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1922

Guerdon popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1922
Peak year (1922)
12
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
468101214 192219211917 6

Guerdon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 74% of Guerdon's all-time total
1910s61920s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Guerdon?
23 babies have been named Guerdon since 1917. It was last recorded in 1922. The peak year was 1922 with 12 births.
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?
Guerdon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 6 years of data through 1922.
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.

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, 1917–1922 (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.