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Gordon is a given name of Scottish origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 155,367 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 154,697 as boys and 670 as girls. Gordon gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1952 and has since declined significantly. It is the #492 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 199
2023 222
2022 233
2021 243
2020 225
2019 267
2018 271
2017 274
2016 220
2015 279
2014 224
2013 189
2012 195
2011 183
2010 180
2009 183
2008 212
2007 196
2006 215
2005 208
2004 246
2003 235
2002 275
2001 249
2000 285
1999 265
1998 275
1997 289
1996 343
1995 353
1994 347
1993 404
1992 400
1991 414
1990 441
1989 482
1988 464
1987 493
1986 524
1985 488
1984 510
1983 497
1982 538
1981 520
1980 531
1979 504
1978 525
1977 549
1976 517
1975 595
1974 637
1973 659
1972 719
1971 921
1970 996
1969 1,017
1968 1,093
1967 1,123
1966 1,394
1965 1,449
1964 1,779
1963 2,088
1962 1,795
1961 1,996
1960 2,162
1959 2,230
1958 2,224
1957 2,475
1956 2,491
1955 2,563
1954 2,741
1953 2,786
1952 2,835
1951 2,759
1950 2,690
1949 2,546
1948 2,510
1947 2,682
1946 2,421
1945 2,151
1944 2,271
1943 2,617
1942 2,615
1941 2,411
1940 2,301
1939 2,520
1938 2,663
1937 2,545
1936 2,578
1935 2,627
1934 2,654
1933 2,536
1932 2,432
1931 2,410
1930 2,632
1929 2,524
1928 2,625
1927 2,703
1926 2,648
1925 2,768
1924 2,734
1923 2,586
1922 2,546
1921 2,400
1920 2,295
1919 2,030
1918 2,256
1917 2,033
1916 1,802
1915 1,736
1914 1,362
1913 1,017
1912 828
1911 404
1910 265
1909 230
1908 196
1907 199
1906 184
1905 165
1904 177
1903 142
1902 109
1901 103
1900 137
1899 107
1898 110
1897 89
1896 117
1895 104
1894 112
1893 88
1892 83
1891 71
1890 63
1889 60
1888 83
1887 47
1886 64
1885 48
1884 39
1883 38
1882 37
1881 32
1880 51