Recorded 1915–1946 Boys' name Peak 1918 54 births

Gurdon — boys' name

54 babies named Gurdon in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s231930s71940s5
1920s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Gurdon was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

8 babies were named Gurdon in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gurdon

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Gurdon between 1915 and 1946, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gurdon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gurdon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gurdon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gurdon 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 54 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.

Gurdon at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

54

Since 1915

32 years of records

Peak year

1918

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1915

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1946

Gurdon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1915

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1918)
8
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
456789 194619361929192319211920191919181915 6

Gurdon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
23 births that decade — 43% of Gurdon's all-time total
1910s191920s231930s71940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gurdon?
54 babies have been named Gurdon since 1915. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1918 with 8 births.
When was Gurdon most popular?
Gurdon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Gurdon been used?
Gurdon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 32 years of data through 1946.
What names are similar to Gurdon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gurney, Gurbaaz, Gurpreet, Gurfateh, 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, 1915–1946 (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.