Given name & surname
Gor
“from the triangle-shaped land”
Gor is a variant of Gore. One English interpretation is “from the triangle-shaped land.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gor is a variant of Gore. One English interpretation is “from the triangle-shaped land.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gor is a variant of Gore. An origin associated with Gore is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 141
- 141 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,583 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +61%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,583 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 372 as a first name in 2020; 507 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Gor
- Gor MinasyanOlympic weightlifterborn 1994
- Gor SujyanArmenian rock singer and lead singer of Doriansborn 1987
- Gor MalakyanArmenian association football playerborn 1994
- Gor AgbaljanArmenian footballerborn 1997
- Gor MkhitarianArmenian singer and musicianborn 1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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