How Many People Are Named Gordy?
An estimated 236 people in the United States have the first name Gordy. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Gordy peaked in popularity in 1959 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gordy 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 Gordy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Gordy is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
Estimated Living Americans
236
About 1 in 1,452,349 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1959
27 births
Total Registered
336
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gordy
Gordy is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 336 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gordy as a male name
Ranked #12,871 in 2016
5 male births in 2016
Peak: 1959 (27 births)
Gordy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gordy span from the 1900s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 144 babies were registered. Gordy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gordy by Decade
How has Gordy 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.
Gordy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gordy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gordy
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gordy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gordy?
We estimate approximately 236 people named Gordy 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 1,452,349 Americans share this first name.
Is Gordy a common name?
Gordy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 336 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gordy most popular?
Gordy reached peak popularity in 1959, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gordy is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gordy a male name?
Gordy is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gordy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gordy Smith, Gordy Johnson, Gordy 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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