boy's name

Gorge

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 2,694

Gorge is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2020 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1975, when 62 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Gorge over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

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'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Gorge by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 5
1890s 10
1900s 14
1910s 81
1920s 149
1930s 139
1940s 153
1950s 210
1960s 287
1970s 477
1980s 459
1990s 370
2000s 212
2010s 37
2020s (to 2020) 6

How popular is Gorge?

In 2020, Gorge was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Gorge is used

France #2,164 5 in 1978
United States #10,912 6 in 2020

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Gorge

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Gorge also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gorge over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Gorge

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gorge — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Gorge

How popular is the name Gorge?

In 2020, Gorge was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Gorge a girl's or a boy's name?

Gorge is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Gorge?

Gorge has 1 syllable.

When was Gorge most popular?

Gorge peaked in 1975, when 62 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.