Names / Boy names
Gandalf
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#4,974
in 1970
First recorded
1970
in U.S. data
Children named
5
since 1970
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #4,974 in 1970 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(GAN-dalf) — For grey coats and wise-old-soul kittens. The name first shows up in U.S. records in 1970. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Only about 5 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.