Gideon
- Last seen for girls in 2022 at #10,383
- #337 for boys in 2025, 993 births
- Given to boys 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2017 · 1,161 births
- Debut · boys
- 10 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 22,270since 1880
Gideon over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Gideon has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #337 | 993 | |
| 2024 | — | #329 | 1,054 | |
| 2023 | — | #318 | 1,047 | |
| 2022 | #10,383 | 9 | #330 | 1,027 |
| 2021 | #12,206 | 7 | #308 | 1,084 |
| 2020 | — | #321 | 1,031 | |
| 2019 | — | #320 | 1,043 | |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #308 | 1,108 |
| 2017 | — | #304 | 1,161 | |
| 2016 | — | #336 | 1,034 | |
| 2015 | — | #327 | 1,055 | |
| 2014 | — | #348 | 944 | |
| 2013 | — | #367 | 846 | |
| 2012 | — | #391 | 765 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #411 | 689 |
| 2010 | — | #460 | 576 | |
| 2009 | — | #542 | 486 | |
| 2008 | — | #530 | 504 | |
| 2007 | — | #526 | 490 | |
| 2006 | — | #575 | 433 | |
| 2005 | — | #683 | 304 | |
| 2004 | — | #688 | 290 | |
| 2003 | — | #674 | 290 | |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #762 | 226 |
| 2001 | — | #698 | 257 | |
| 2000 | — | #875 | 180 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,028 | 135 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,072 | 122 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,051 | 121 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,079 | 112 | |
| 1995 | — | #949 | 137 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,128 | 101 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,085 | 106 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,246 | 82 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,124 | 95 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,252 | 78 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,030 | 100 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,130 | 78 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,067 | 80 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,242 | 60 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,354 | 51 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,174 | 60 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,347 | 48 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,031 | 77 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,111 | 67 | |
| 1980 | — | #989 | 83 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,370 | 46 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,537 | 37 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,407 | 42 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,373 | 42 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,208 | 49 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,269 | 44 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,400 | 36 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,262 | 43 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,400 | 37 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,699 | 26 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,280 | 38 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,695 | 22 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,906 | 17 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,684 | 21 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,918 | 17 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,114 | 15 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,548 | 26 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,669 | 23 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,322 | 13 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,121 | 15 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,806 | 20 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,370 | 12 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,190 | 14 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,765 | 20 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,725 | 20 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,114 | 14 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,038 | 15 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,376 | 11 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,838 | 17 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,815 | 17 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,802 | 8 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,218 | 12 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,850 | 17 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,642 | 19 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,393 | 9 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,633 | 8 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,277 | 11 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,799 | 16 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,656 | 8 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,081 | 12 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,879 | 14 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,185 | 11 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,756 | 16 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,062 | 12 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,529 | 9 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,393 | 10 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,268 | 6 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,465 | 10 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,101 | 13 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,079 | 14 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,312 | 29 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,048 | 15 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,468 | 26 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,846 | 18 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,193 | 14 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,577 | 24 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,358 | 29 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,883 | 18 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,509 | 25 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,382 | 28 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,408 | 26 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,905 | 17 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,033 | 40 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,459 | 23 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,782 | 16 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,260 | 22 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,173 | 19 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,268 | 14 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,193 | 8 | |
| 1909 | — | #893 | 11 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #1,200 | 6 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,004 | 7 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | #785 | 11 | |
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | #814 | 7 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #554 | 13 | |
| 1887 | — | #679 | 8 | |
| 1886 | — | #605 | 10 | |
| 1885 | — | #521 | 13 | |
| 1884 | — | #663 | 9 | |
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | #837 | 6 | |
| 1881 | — | #706 | 7 | |
| 1880 | — | #600 | 10 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Gideon was already there! It came in at #600, and was given to 10 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1889, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Gideon is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Alaska#110 · 1 in 325
- North Dakota#170 · 1 in 479
- Indiana#181 · 1 in 674
- Missouri#181 · 1 in 713
- Wisconsin#192 · 1 in 732
Best ever in a state: #74 in Vermont, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #110 | 7 | 1 in 325 |
| North Dakota | #170 | 7 | 1 in 479 |
| Indiana | #181 | 47 | 1 in 674 |
| Missouri | #181 | 39 | 1 in 713 |
| Wisconsin | #192 | 32 | 1 in 732 |
| Idaho | #196 | 13 | 1 in 664 |
| West Virginia | #200 | 9 | 1 in 684 |
| Michigan | #214 | 46 | 1 in 874 |
| Kansas | #219 | 18 | 1 in 780 |
| Arkansas | #221 | 16 | 1 in 787 |
| Montana | #227 | 5 | 1 in 753 |
| Iowa | #232 | 17 | 1 in 813 |
| Maine | #234 | 5 | 1 in 769 |
| Nebraska | #244 | 10 | 1 in 882 |
| Tennessee | #244 | 36 | 1 in 1,021 |
| Maryland | #251 | 22 | 1 in 1,041 |
| Ohio | #259 | 48 | 1 in 1,094 |
| Utah | #265 | 19 | 1 in 1,035 |
| Washington | #267 | 28 | 1 in 1,171 |
| Oregon | #281 | 15 | 1 in 1,004 |
| Pennsylvania | #290 | 39 | 1 in 1,340 |
| Illinois | #297 | 36 | 1 in 1,376 |
| Virginia | #303 | 27 | 1 in 1,380 |
| Kentucky | #305 | 17 | 1 in 1,208 |
| Colorado | #329 | 19 | 1 in 1,413 |
| Arizona | #332 | 23 | 1 in 1,423 |
| Alabama | #333 | 16 | 1 in 1,345 |
| Mississippi | #333 | 9 | 1 in 1,204 |
| Minnesota | #338 | 17 | 1 in 1,441 |
| Texas | #363 | 103 | 1 in 1,700 |
| North Carolina | #365 | 31 | 1 in 1,660 |
| Oklahoma | #376 | 12 | 1 in 1,473 |
| South Carolina | #414 | 12 | 1 in 1,767 |
| Florida | #421 | 46 | 1 in 2,077 |
| New York | #434 | 39 | 1 in 2,165 |
| Nevada | #443 | 6 | 1 in 1,882 |
| Georgia | #482 | 22 | 1 in 2,283 |
| New Jersey | #655 | 10 | 1 in 3,977 |
| California | #731 | 36 | 1 in 4,874 |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Gideon
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 16 spots since 2020 (#321 → #337)
- Biggest jump: 381 spots in 1980
- Biggest drop: 300 spots in 1910
Rise & fade · boys
137 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2017 at #304 (1,161 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 43 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 43 yrs · run 2000–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,594
- Highest: 1 in 1,594 boys born in 2017 were named Gideon (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,720 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 41.4% of all boys named Gideon (9,221) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 81 | #521 (1885) | #673 |
| 1890s | 24 | #814 (1890) | #915 |
| 1900s | 40 | #785 (1900) | #988 |
| 1910s | 185 | #1,033 (1917) | #1,387 |
| 1920s | 226 | #1,312 (1929) | #1,658 |
| 1930s | 115 | #1,756 (1937) | #2,272 |
| 1940s | 120 | #1,642 (1946) | #2,235 |
| 1950s | 160 | #1,725 (1955) | #2,004 |
| 1960s | 207 | #1,280 (1969) | #1,826 |
| 1970s | 402 | #1,208 (1975) | #1,393 |
| 1980s | 704 | #989 (1980) | #1,148 |
| 1990s | 1,089 | #949 (1995) | #1,101 |
| 2000s | 3,460 | #526 (2007) | #655 |
| 2010s | 9,221 | #304 (2017) | #357 |
| 2020s | 6,236 | #308 (2021) | #324 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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