How Many People Are Named Gorje?
An estimated 86 people in the United States have the first name Gorje. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Gorje peaked in popularity in 1976 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gorje 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 Gorje paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gorje is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
86
About 1 in 3,985,516 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1976
10 births
Total Registered
91
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gorje
Gorje is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 91 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gorje as a male name
Ranked #9,787 in 1997
5 male births in 1997
Peak: 1976 (10 births)
Gorje: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gorje span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 38 babies were registered. While Gorje is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gorje by Decade
How has Gorje 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.
Gorje by State
Gorje + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gorje as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gorje
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gorje: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gorje?
We estimate approximately 86 people named Gorje 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 3,985,516 Americans share this first name.
Is Gorje a common name?
Gorje is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 91 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gorje most popular?
Gorje reached peak popularity in 1976, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gorje is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gorje a male name?
Gorje is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gorje Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gorje Smith, Gorje Johnson, Gorje 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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