Gideon

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Gideon is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 21,288 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 21,256 as boys and 32 as girls. Gideon gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2017 and remains popular today. It is the #1,785 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,042
2023 1,047
2022 1,033
2021 1,088
2020 1,031
2019 1,042
2018 1,113
2017 1,161
2016 1,034
2015 1,055
2014 944
2013 846
2012 765
2011 694
2010 576
2009 485
2008 504
2007 489
2006 433
2005 304
2004 290
2003 290
2002 232
2001 257
2000 180
1999 135
1998 122
1997 121
1996 112
1995 137
1994 101
1993 107
1992 82
1991 95
1990 78
1989 99
1988 78
1987 80
1986 60
1985 51
1984 60
1983 48
1982 77
1981 67
1980 83
1979 46
1978 37
1977 42
1976 42
1975 49
1974 44
1973 36
1972 43
1971 37
1970 26
1969 38
1968 22
1967 17
1966 21
1965 17
1964 15
1963 26
1962 23
1961 13
1960 15
1959 20
1958 12
1957 14
1956 20
1955 20
1954 14
1953 15
1952 11
1951 17
1950 17
1949 8
1948 12
1947 17
1946 19
1945 9
1944 8
1943 11
1942 16
1941 8
1940 12
1939 14
1938 11
1937 16
1936 12
1935 9
1934 10
1933 6
1932 10
1931 13
1930 14
1929 29
1928 15
1927 26
1926 18
1925 14
1924 24
1923 29
1922 18
1921 25
1920 28
1919 26
1918 17
1917 40
1916 23
1915 16
1914 22
1913 19
1912 14
1910 8
1909 11
1907 6
1906 7
1901 5
1900 11
1899 6
1892 6
1891 5
1890 7
1888 13
1887 8
1886 10
1885 13
1884 9
1883 5
1882 6
1881 7
1880 10