Gorje
The Municipality of Gorje is a municipality in Slovenia. It was established in 2006 and came into existence on 1 January 2007, when it split from the Municipality of Bled.
Meaning & Origin of Gorje
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Municipality of Gorje is a municipality in Slovenia. It was established in 2006 and came into existence on 1 January 2007, when it split from the Municipality of Bled.
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The Story of Gorje
Gorje first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1967, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 10 Gorjes were born — ranking #3,471 that year. As of 2026, Gorje ranks #9,265 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 91 Gorjes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Gorje
Gorje is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 91 births in the dataset. Gorje's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #3,471. Use the chart and map above to compare Gorje'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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