Boys' name · since 1915
Gurnie
Gurnie has 108 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,918 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 108
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gurnie sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 108 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gurnie has been recorded 108 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1951.
- #16,918 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 108 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gurnie ranks #16,918 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,918 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 108
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gurnie's 108 recorded births place it above 62.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Gurnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gurnie's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gurnie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1951
- Peak year (1915)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Gurnie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (31 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Gurnie's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Gurnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
23 births
- 1920s
1920s
31 births
- 1930s
1930s
30 births
- 1940s
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 31 births (29% of all-time use).
Gurnie by state
Where Gurnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 10 | 9.3% |
10 of 108 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gurnie's data
- Gurnie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Gurnies (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Gurnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1915–1951 (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 Gurnie 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.