Gordon
Last seen for girls in 1989 at #10,847 · #1,051 for boys in 2025, 209 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1935 · 2,615 births
- Debut · boys
- 51 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 33 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 154,909since 1880
Gordon over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | #1,051 | 209 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,087 | 200 | |
| 2023 | — | #987 | 223 | |
| 2022 | — | #971 | 233 | |
| 2021 | — | #929 | 243 | |
| 2020 | — | #965 | 225 | |
| 2019 | — | #841 | 267 | |
| 2018 | — | #824 | 271 | |
| 2017 | — | #818 | 275 | |
| 2016 | — | #946 | 220 | |
| 2015 | — | #812 | 279 | |
| 2014 | — | #938 | 224 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,028 | 189 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,011 | 195 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,037 | 183 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,068 | 180 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,043 | 183 | |
| 2008 | — | #949 | 212 | |
| 2007 | — | #994 | 196 | |
| 2006 | — | #905 | 215 | |
| 2005 | — | #877 | 208 | |
| 2004 | — | #752 | 246 | |
| 2003 | — | #757 | 235 | |
| 2002 | — | #673 | 275 | |
| 2001 | — | #708 | 249 | |
| 2000 | — | #639 | 285 | |
| 1999 | — | #652 | 265 | |
| 1998 | — | #640 | 276 | |
| 1997 | — | #610 | 289 | |
| 1996 | — | #547 | 343 | |
| 1995 | — | #540 | 353 | |
| 1994 | — | #551 | 347 | |
| 1993 | — | #511 | 404 | |
| 1992 | — | #504 | 400 | |
| 1991 | — | #487 | 414 | |
| 1990 | — | #471 | 441 | |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #432 | 476 |
| 1988 | — | #418 | 464 | |
| 1987 | — | #389 | 493 | |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #362 | 517 |
| 1985 | — | #374 | 488 | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #360 | 505 |
| 1983 | — | #357 | 497 | |
| 1982 | — | #345 | 538 | |
| 1981 | — | #345 | 521 | |
| 1980 | — | #345 | 531 | |
| 1979 | — | #349 | 503 | |
| 1978 | #6,385 | 9 | #341 | 515 |
| 1977 | — | #331 | 549 | |
| 1976 | — | #333 | 517 | |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #310 | 585 |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #292 | 631 |
| 1973 | — | #277 | 659 | |
| 1972 | — | #269 | 719 | |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #247 | 915 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #238 | 990 |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #226 | 1,012 |
| 1968 | — | #213 | 1,093 | |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 | #207 | 1,115 |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #181 | 1,386 |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #178 | 1,444 |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #167 | 1,772 |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #159 | 2,080 |
| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 | #173 | 1,787 |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #165 | 1,994 |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | #159 | 2,149 |
| 1959 | #2,596 | 20 | #155 | 2,212 |
| 1958 | — | #152 | 2,225 | |
| 1957 | #3,930 | 10 | #140 | 2,464 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #130 | 2,484 |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #128 | 2,557 |
| 1954 | — | #122 | 2,741 | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #116 | 2,781 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #110 | 2,829 |
| 1951 | — | #108 | 2,759 | |
| 1950 | — | #108 | 2,689 | |
| 1949 | — | #113 | 2,546 | |
| 1948 | — | #112 | 2,510 | |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | #111 | 2,671 |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 | #111 | 2,410 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #109 | 2,146 |
| 1944 | — | #105 | 2,271 | |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 | #98 | 2,608 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #92 | 2,606 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #92 | 2,404 |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #91 | 2,296 |
| 1939 | #2,417 | 12 | #82 | 2,508 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #78 | 2,657 |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 | #75 | 2,533 |
| 1936 | #2,521 | 11 | #75 | 2,567 |
| 1935 | #2,305 | 13 | #70 | 2,615 |
| 1934 | #2,187 | 14 | #71 | 2,639 |
| 1933 | #2,404 | 12 | #71 | 2,524 |
| 1932 | #1,597 | 23 | #81 | 2,410 |
| 1931 | #2,307 | 13 | #76 | 2,396 |
| 1930 | #1,748 | 21 | #77 | 2,611 |
| 1929 | #1,370 | 31 | #79 | 2,493 |
| 1928 | #1,469 | 29 | #77 | 2,596 |
| 1927 | #1,771 | 23 | #74 | 2,680 |
| 1926 | #1,997 | 19 | #76 | 2,629 |
| 1925 | #1,946 | 20 | #72 | 2,748 |
| 1924 | #1,992 | 20 | #75 | 2,714 |
| 1923 | #3,125 | 10 | #76 | 2,576 |
| 1922 | #2,027 | 19 | #76 | 2,527 |
| 1921 | #2,120 | 18 | #84 | 2,382 |
| 1920 | #2,079 | 18 | #85 | 2,277 |
| 1919 | #2,515 | 13 | #86 | 2,017 |
| 1918 | #1,690 | 23 | #85 | 2,233 |
| 1917 | #2,316 | 14 | #84 | 2,019 |
| 1916 | #2,833 | 10 | #90 | 1,792 |
| 1915 | #1,738 | 19 | #90 | 1,717 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #88 | 1,355 |
| 1913 | — | #94 | 1,017 | |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | #93 | 822 |
| 1911 | — | #97 | 404 | |
| 1910 | — | #119 | 265 | |
| 1909 | — | #121 | 230 | |
| 1908 | — | #129 | 196 | |
| 1907 | — | #120 | 199 | |
| 1906 | — | #115 | 184 | |
| 1905 | — | #134 | 165 | |
| 1904 | — | #119 | 177 | |
| 1903 | — | #131 | 142 | |
| 1902 | — | #161 | 109 | |
| 1901 | — | #153 | 103 | |
| 1900 | — | #151 | 137 | |
| 1899 | — | #145 | 107 | |
| 1898 | — | #155 | 110 | |
| 1897 | — | #173 | 89 | |
| 1896 | — | #143 | 117 | |
| 1895 | — | #148 | 104 | |
| 1894 | — | #139 | 112 | |
| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | #172 | 83 |
| 1892 | — | #188 | 83 | |
| 1891 | — | #181 | 71 | |
| 1890 | — | #207 | 63 | |
| 1889 | — | #211 | 60 | |
| 1888 | — | #177 | 83 | |
| 1887 | — | #230 | 47 | |
| 1886 | — | #206 | 64 | |
| 1885 | — | #237 | 48 | |
| 1884 | — | #271 | 39 | |
| 1883 | — | #263 | 38 | |
| 1882 | — | #283 | 37 | |
| 1881 | — | #276 | 32 | |
| 1880 | — | #233 | 51 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Gordon was already there! It came in at #233, and was given to 51 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1885, when fewer than 49 boys a year got the name.
Where Gordon is popular in 1939
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Nevada#28 · 1 in 96
- South Dakota#32 · 1 in 136
- Utah#33 · 1 in 136
- Vermont#33 · 1 in 139
- Minnesota#33 · 1 in 147
Best ever in a state: #12 in Nevada, 1931.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | #28 | 6 | 1 in 96 |
| South Dakota | #32 | 36 | 1 in 136 |
| Minnesota | #33 | 154 | 1 in 147 |
| Utah | #33 | 39 | 1 in 136 |
| Vermont | #33 | 18 | 1 in 139 |
| Montana | #34 | 32 | 1 in 141 |
| North Dakota | #35 | 36 | 1 in 153 |
| Michigan | #37 | 237 | 1 in 184 |
| Wisconsin | #38 | 129 | 1 in 192 |
| Wyoming | #38 | 12 | 1 in 156 |
| New Hampshire | #39 | 19 | 1 in 175 |
| Washington | #41 | 65 | 1 in 179 |
| Idaho | #43 | 25 | 1 in 184 |
| Maine | #44 | 31 | 1 in 201 |
| Nebraska | #50 | 44 | 1 in 229 |
| Maryland | #57 | 40 | 1 in 312 |
| Massachusetts | #57 | 84 | 1 in 345 |
| Oregon | #59 | 30 | 1 in 245 |
| Hawaii | #60 | 15 | 1 in 232 |
| California | #67 | 153 | 1 in 313 |
| Iowa | #68 | 58 | 1 in 349 |
| Indiana | #71 | 67 | 1 in 395 |
| Rhode Island | #71 | 9 | 1 in 502 |
| Illinois | #74 | 134 | 1 in 413 |
| Ohio | #77 | 114 | 1 in 452 |
| New York | #82 | 180 | 1 in 488 |
| Connecticut | #84 | 16 | 1 in 653 |
| Missouri | #86 | 58 | 1 in 482 |
| Kansas | #93 | 31 | 1 in 425 |
| Pennsylvania | #94 | 101 | 1 in 731 |
| New Jersey | #97 | 30 | 1 in 856 |
| West Virginia | #97 | 34 | 1 in 558 |
| Colorado | #100 | 20 | 1 in 472 |
| Kentucky | #102 | 51 | 1 in 536 |
| District of Columbia | #104 | 9 | 1 in 637 |
| Alabama | #106 | 49 | 1 in 570 |
| Florida | #112 | 25 | 1 in 574 |
| Tennessee | #116 | 41 | 1 in 660 |
| Oklahoma | #119 | 32 | 1 in 652 |
| Arizona | #124 | 10 | 1 in 479 |
| Georgia | #124 | 41 | 1 in 745 |
| New Mexico | #129 | 10 | 1 in 552 |
| Virginia | #132 | 31 | 1 in 746 |
| North Carolina | #164 | 36 | 1 in 1,005 |
| Texas | #184 | 65 | 1 in 906 |
| Louisiana | #194 | 20 | 1 in 1,084 |
| Arkansas | #216 | 12 | 1 in 1,510 |
| South Carolina | #259 | 9 | 1 in 2,267 |
| Mississippi | #338 | 6 | 1 in 3,518 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
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 Gordon
- 36 spots since 2024 (#1,087 → #1,051)
- 86 spots since 2020 (#965 → #1,051)
- 239 spots since 2015 (#812 → #1,051)
- Biggest jump: 128 spots in 2017 (#946 → #818)
- Biggest drop: 134 spots in 2016 (#812 → #946)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1935 at #70 (2,615 births)
- Births halved by 1967, 32 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 33 yrs · run 1911–1943
- Top 1,000: 139 yrs · run 1880–2008
- Highest: 1 in 391 boys born in 1934 were named Gordon (0.26%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,173 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #70 in 1935, was only 1 in 398 (0.25%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 16.6% of all boys named Gordon (25,741) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 499 | #177 (1888) | #239 |
| 1890s | 939 | #139 (1894) | #165 |
| 1900s | 1,642 | #115 (1906) | #133 |
| 1910s | 13,641 | #84 (1917) | #93 |
| 1920s | 25,622 | #72 (1925) | #77 |
| 1930s | 25,460 | #70 (1935) | #76 |
| 1940s | 24,468 | #91 (1940) | #103 |
| 1950s | 25,741 | #108 (1951) | #127 |
| 1960s | 15,832 | #159 (1960) | #183 |
| 1970s | 6,583 | #238 (1970) | #299 |
| 1980s | 5,030 | #345 (1982) | #373 |
| 1990s | 3,532 | #471 (1990) | #551 |
| 2000s | 2,304 | #639 (2000) | #830 |
| 2010s | 2,283 | #812 (2015) | #932 |
| 2020s | 1,333 | #929 (2021) | #998 |
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.
Gordon in 1939
Top girls' names in 1939
Top boys' names in 1939
More about 1939
girls
1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 91,384 of them was named Gordon, which outranked 51.2% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,300Willena13
- #2,300Zena13
- #2,300Zoila13
- #2,417Gordon12
- #2,417Adrianna12
- #2,417Alena12
- #2,417Alvie12
- #2,592Adair11
- #2,592Adelfa11
- #2,592Albertina11
Tied with 174 names at #2,417; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 441 of them was named Gordon, which outranked 97.9% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.