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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Gideon has never cracked the top 300 here.
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 | |
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 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Idaho#144 · 1 in 501
- Utah#170 · 1 in 600
- Wisconsin#173 · 1 in 640
- Maine#182 · 1 in 581
- Alaska#184 · 1 in 512
Best ever in a state: #74 in Vermont, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #144 | 16 | 1 in 501 |
| Utah | #170 | 32 | 1 in 600 |
| Wisconsin | #173 | 38 | 1 in 640 |
| Maine | #182 | 7 | 1 in 581 |
| Alaska | #184 | 5 | 1 in 512 |
| Missouri | #184 | 40 | 1 in 714 |
| Michigan | #206 | 53 | 1 in 811 |
| Virginia | #210 | 43 | 1 in 909 |
| Minnesota | #212 | 29 | 1 in 867 |
| Indiana | #215 | 40 | 1 in 819 |
| District of Columbia | #216 | 5 | 1 in 673 |
| Ohio | #220 | 58 | 1 in 935 |
| Tennessee | #222 | 38 | 1 in 943 |
| Oregon | #226 | 19 | 1 in 837 |
| Washington | #226 | 37 | 1 in 903 |
| Nebraska | #229 | 11 | 1 in 808 |
| Iowa | #241 | 16 | 1 in 879 |
| Kansas | #256 | 14 | 1 in 986 |
| Arizona | #264 | 32 | 1 in 1,019 |
| South Carolina | #268 | 19 | 1 in 1,066 |
| Pennsylvania | #270 | 46 | 1 in 1,206 |
| Colorado | #273 | 24 | 1 in 1,076 |
| Kentucky | #285 | 17 | 1 in 1,168 |
| West Virginia | #292 | 6 | 1 in 1,170 |
| Arkansas | #306 | 11 | 1 in 1,182 |
| Maryland | #306 | 18 | 1 in 1,386 |
| Oklahoma | #313 | 15 | 1 in 1,197 |
| Illinois | #363 | 31 | 1 in 1,739 |
| Texas | #370 | 92 | 1 in 1,860 |
| Florida | #390 | 46 | 1 in 2,016 |
| New York | #417 | 39 | 1 in 2,285 |
| North Carolina | #428 | 24 | 1 in 2,126 |
| Alabama | #441 | 11 | 1 in 2,001 |
| Mississippi | #465 | 6 | 1 in 1,998 |
| Georgia | #492 | 20 | 1 in 2,518 |
| California | #494 | 65 | 1 in 2,914 |
| Nevada | #503 | 5 | 1 in 2,371 |
| Louisiana | #530 | 9 | 1 in 2,415 |
| Massachusetts | #595 | 7 | 1 in 4,074 |
| New Jersey | #633 | 10 | 1 in 4,055 |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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
- 8 spots since 2024 (#329 → #337)
- 16 spots since 2020 (#321 → #337)
- 10 spots since 2015 (#327 → #337)
- Biggest jump: 381 spots in 1980 (#1,370 → #989)
- Biggest drop: 300 spots in 1910 (#893 → #1,193)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2017 at #304 (1,161 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 43 yrs · run 2000–2025
- 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%)
- 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.
Gideon in 2021
Top girls' names in 2021
Top boys' names in 2021
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girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 234,409 of them was named Gideon, which outranked 30.9% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #11,146Zyleah8
- #11,146Zylia8
- #11,146Zyriah8
- #12,206Gideon7
- #12,206Aadhini7
- #12,206Aaditri7
- #12,206Aala7
- #13,464Aadhvika6
- #13,464Aakifah6
- #13,464Aaleya6
Tied with 1,257 names at #12,206; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 1,614 of them was named Gideon, which outranked 97.8% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.