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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Gorge

Gorge was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1900, when it ranked 935th; the most babies were born in 1975 (62). More babies were named Gorge in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
197562 babies
Total since 1880
2,609babies recorded

Gorge popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#11,0736
2010#8,3559
2000#2,54637
1990#1,64250
1980#1,33050
1970#1,26943
1960#1,63825
1950#1,96815
1940#2,23211
1930#1,58122
1920#2,51712
1910——
1900#9359
1890——
1880#9645

How popular is Gorge, counting every spelling?

Gorge has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Gorge?

About 1,900 people born in the US named Gorge are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 33 and 56. That makes Gorge mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Gorge by state

How common Gorge was among boys born in each state in 1973–1977, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (5.6×), Texas (1.5×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIL0.03Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesCA0.18Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTX0.05Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Gorge, boys, 1973–1977. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Gorge: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gorge, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Gorge

How popular is the name Gorge?

Gorge was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1900, when it ranked 935th; the most babies were born in 1975 (62). More babies were named Gorge in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Gorge a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 2,609 boys.

Where was Gorge most popular?

In 1973–1977, Gorge was most common in California (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and New York.