Masculine dossier · first seen 1886

Gorden

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1922

Peak era

1922

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Gorden

An estimated 525 living Americans are named Gorden.

Gorden fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Gorden is approximately 66 years, with most bearers falling between 54 and 76 years old.

Not especially. Gorden has been declining since its 1922 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

1886Peak 19222025

Peak year

1922

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

2,049

Gorden last appeared in SSA records in 2019. Across its recorded history, about 2,049 American boys received the name.

Gorden peaked in 1922, when 82 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 2,049 Americans named Gorden since 1886.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1922

Living profile

645

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age70

Core range58–80

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Wave

A name with sustained momentum rather than a single spike.