How Many People Are Named Gorge?
An estimated 2,013 people in the United States have the first name Gorge. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Gorge peaked in popularity in 1975 with 62 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gorge 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 Gorge paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,013
About 1 in 170,270 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1975
62 births
Total Registered
2,609
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gorge
Gorge is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,609 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gorge as a male name
Ranked #11,068 in 2020
6 male births in 2020
Peak: 1975 (62 births)
Gorge: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gorge span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 477 babies were registered. Gorge has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gorge by Decade
How has Gorge 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.
Gorge by State
Birth registrations for Gorge span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Jersey, Illinois, New York. On average, about 261 Gorges were registered per state.
Gorge + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gorge as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gorge
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gorge: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gorge?
We estimate approximately 2,013 people named Gorge 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 170,270 Americans share this first name.
Is Gorge a common name?
Gorge is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,609 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gorge most popular?
Gorge reached peak popularity in 1975, when 62 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gorge is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gorge a male name?
Gorge is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gorge Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gorge Smith, Gorge Johnson, Gorge 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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