Gordy
Gordy is a 1994 American family comedy-drama film directed by Mark Lewis, about a livestock piglet named Gordy who searches for his missing family.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Gordy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gordy is a 1994 American family comedy-drama film directed by Mark Lewis, about a livestock piglet named Gordy who searches for his missing family.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Gordy
Gordy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1908, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1959, when 27 Gordys were born — ranking #1,522 that year. As of 2026, Gordy ranks #12,182 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 336 Gordys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Gordy
Gordy is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 336 births in the dataset. Gordy's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #1,522. Use the chart and map above to compare Gordy'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 .
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