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Gordon

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Meaning of Gordon: Scottish: 'great hill'

Gordon is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1057th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2443rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1057

209 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2443

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

155,579

First recorded 1880 · peak 1952

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 521 babies1982: 538 babies1983: 497 babies1984: 510 babies1985: 488 babies1986: 524 babies1987: 493 babies1988: 464 babies1989: 482 babies1990: 441 babies19901991: 414 babies1992: 400 babies1993: 404 babies1994: 347 babies1995: 353 babies1996: 343 babies1997: 289 babies1998: 276 babies1999: 265 babies2000: 285 babies20002001: 249 babies2002: 275 babies2003: 235 babies2004: 246 babies2005: 208 babies2006: 215 babies2007: 196 babies2008: 212 babies2009: 183 babies2010: 180 babies20102011: 183 babies2012: 195 babies2013: 189 babies2014: 224 babies2015: 279 babies2016: 220 babies2017: 275 babies2018: 271 babies2019: 267 babies2020: 225 babies20202021: 243 babies2022: 233 babies2023: 223 babies2024: 200 babies2025: 209 babies
US babies named Gordon per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 538.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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