Gorman
- Last seen for boys in 1980 at #5,525
- Peak · boys
- 1904 · 7 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 818since 1903
Gorman over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Gorman has never cracked the top 900 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1980 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | — | |
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| 1976 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | — | |
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| 1968 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #3,948 | 5 |
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| 1961 | #2,242 | 14 |
| 1960 | #2,871 | 9 |
| 1959 | #3,037 | 8 |
| 1958 | #3,033 | 8 |
| 1957 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | #2,207 | 13 |
| 1953 | #2,099 | 14 |
| 1952 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1951 | #2,844 | 8 |
| 1950 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #2,453 | 10 |
| 1948 | #1,881 | 16 |
| 1947 | #2,862 | 8 |
| 1946 | #2,143 | 12 |
| 1945 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #2,195 | 11 |
| 1943 | #1,986 | 14 |
| 1942 | #1,799 | 16 |
| 1941 | #1,588 | 19 |
| 1940 | #1,894 | 14 |
| 1939 | #1,879 | 14 |
| 1938 | #1,976 | 13 |
| 1937 | #2,088 | 12 |
| 1936 | #1,540 | 19 |
| 1935 | #1,837 | 15 |
| 1934 | #1,725 | 17 |
| 1933 | #1,456 | 22 |
| 1932 | #2,191 | 12 |
| 1931 | #1,643 | 19 |
| 1930 | #1,693 | 19 |
| 1929 | #2,002 | 15 |
| 1928 | #1,569 | 23 |
| 1927 | #1,796 | 19 |
| 1926 | #1,432 | 26 |
| 1925 | #1,534 | 24 |
| 1924 | #1,287 | 32 |
| 1923 | #1,753 | 20 |
| 1922 | #1,545 | 24 |
| 1921 | #1,703 | 21 |
| 1920 | #1,694 | 21 |
| 1919 | #1,264 | 31 |
| 1918 | #1,286 | 30 |
| 1917 | #1,986 | 15 |
| 1916 | #1,698 | 18 |
| 1915 | #1,660 | 18 |
| 1914 | #1,388 | 19 |
| 1913 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1912 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1911 | #1,537 | 6 |
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| 1904 | #966 | 7 |
| 1903 | #1,009 | 6 |
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First appearance
1903
The first year at least five boys were named Gorman! It came in at #1,009, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1905–1910, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Gorman is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Gorman in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1980
- Biggest jump: 43 spots in 1904
Rise & fade · boys
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1903
- Peaked 1904 at #966 (7 births)
- Births halved by 1905, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1904
Share of babies · boys
1 in 18,303
- Highest: 1 in 18,303 boys born in 1904 were named Gorman (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 297,325 boys born in 1980 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 27.5% of all boys named Gorman (225) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 13 | #966 (1904) | #988 |
| 1910s | 151 | #1,264 (1919) | #1,689 |
| 1920s | 225 | #1,287 (1924) | #1,632 |
| 1930s | 162 | #1,456 (1933) | #1,803 |
| 1940s | 128 | #1,588 (1941) | #2,138 |
| 1950s | 88 | #2,099 (1953) | #2,860 |
| 1960s | 40 | #2,242 (1961) | #3,259 |
| 1970s | 5 | #5,587 (1976) | #5,587 |
| 1980s | 6 | #5,525 (1980) | #5,525 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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