Gordie
Gordie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Gordie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gordie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Gordie
As a girl name
American parents first put Gordie on the record books as a girl name in 1901, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 11 Gordies were born — ranking #2,693 that year. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Gordies. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1926 (10 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 79 Gordies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Gordie as a boy name dates back to 1905, when 5 babies received it. 1955 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Gordie — #2,303 in the national rankings. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Gordies. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1966 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 203 Gordies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Gordie
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Names that sound like Gordie
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About the name Gordie
Gordie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1905 and has accumulated 203 births in the dataset. Gordie's peak popularity came in 1955 when it ranked #2,303. Use the chart and map above to compare Gordie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.