Gorge
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HOR-heh
- Origin
- Greek
Gorge is a boys' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gorge mean?
Greek: probably a spelling of Jorge or George
Likely a variant of Jorge or George; gorge is also an English word for a narrow valley.
Is Gorge a girl's or a boy's name?
Gorge is a boys' name.
How popular is Gorge in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1975, with 62 boys.
Half of all the boys named Gorge in the US since 1880 were born between 1954 and 1989, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gorge in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,491 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 31 | #2,939 |
| 2001 | 34 | #2,737 |
| 2000 | 37 | #2,520 |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,027 |
| 1998 | 34 | #2,504 |
| 1997 | 34 | #2,393 |
| 1996 | 42 | #2,042 |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,495 |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,613 |
| 1993 | 48 | #1,764 |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,462 |
| 1991 | 48 | #1,693 |
| 1990 | 50 | #1,630 |
| 1989 | 48 | #1,636 |
| 1988 | 41 | #1,701 |
| 1987 | 33 | #1,892 |
| 1986 | 50 | #1,402 |
| 1985 | 48 | #1,415 |
| 1984 | 43 | #1,457 |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,593 |
| 1982 | 60 | #1,192 |
| 1981 | 49 | #1,334 |
| 1980 | 50 | #1,324 |
| 1979 | 53 | #1,260 |
| 1978 | 48 | #1,299 |
| 1977 | 41 | #1,431 |
| 1976 | 50 | #1,225 |
| 1975 | 62 | #1,053 |
| 1974 | 51 | #1,151 |
| 1973 | 46 | #1,223 |
| 1972 | 41 | #1,307 |
| 1971 | 42 | #1,289 |
| 1970 | 43 | #1,260 |
| 1969 | 33 | #1,396 |
| 1968 | 32 | #1,366 |
| 1967 | 27 | #1,475 |
| 1966 | 35 | #1,281 |
| 1965 | 30 | #1,404 |
| 1964 | 30 | #1,434 |
| 1963 | 26 | #1,547 |
| 1962 | 27 | #1,514 |
| 1961 | 22 | #1,730 |
| 1960 | 25 | #1,618 |
| 1959 | 27 | #1,521 |
| 1958 | 22 | #1,676 |
| 1957 | 21 | #1,750 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,014 |
| 1955 | 21 | #1,681 |
| 1954 | 27 | #1,465 |
| 1953 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 1952 | 29 | #1,405 |
| 1951 | 19 | #1,724 |
| 1950 | 15 | #1,940 |
| 1949 | 24 | #1,500 |
| 1948 | 17 | #1,816 |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,497 |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,508 |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,008 |
| 1944 | 19 | #1,573 |
| 1943 | 14 | #1,985 |
| 1942 | 14 | #1,946 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,333 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,179 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,050 |
| 1938 | 13 | #1,976 |
| 1937 | 14 | #1,913 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,062 |
| 1935 | 15 | #1,837 |
| 1934 | 7 | #2,972 |
| 1933 | 14 | #1,905 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,191 |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,693 |
| 1930 | 22 | #1,559 |
| 1929 | 22 | #1,564 |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,162 |
| 1927 | 15 | #2,121 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,074 |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,011 |
| 1924 | 19 | #1,839 |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,019 |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,142 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,320 |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,458 |
| 1919 | 18 | #1,810 |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,904 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,216 |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,151 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,391 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,270 |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,675 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,344 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 9 | #901 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,050 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,120 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #909 |
Names like Gorge
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
George Jesse Peter Jerome Philip Andre Andrew Joseph Lawrence Jorge Jose Maurice
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gorge: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gorge, updated 20 October 2026.