How Many People Are Named Gadge?
An estimated 157 people in the United States have the first name Gadge. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Gadge peaked in popularity in 2006 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gadge as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gadge paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
157
About 1 in 2,183,149 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2006
16 births
Total Registered
159
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gadge
Gadge is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 159 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gadge as a male name
Ranked #11,254 in 2012
6 male births in 2012
Peak: 2006 (16 births)
Gadge: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gadge span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 98 babies were registered. Gadge has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gadge by Decade
How has Gadge tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gadge + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gadge as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gadge
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gadge: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gadge?
We estimate approximately 157 people named Gadge are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,183,149 Americans share this first name.
Is Gadge a common name?
Gadge is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 159 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gadge most popular?
Gadge reached peak popularity in 2006, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gadge is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gadge a male name?
Gadge is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gadge Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gadge Smith, Gadge Johnson, Gadge Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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