Is Gorman a boy or girl name?

Gorman is a boy’s name. Of the 818 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Gorman

Recorded 1903–1980 · United States

Gorman was most popular in 1924, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,634 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 818 people named Gorman.

Gorman over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gorman’s peak in 1924. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gorman a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gorman is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 818 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org