Gideon
4 countries#337 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Gideon was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
22,302 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #337 · peaked in 2017 with 1,161 births
Most common in: Texas, California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
36 births recorded 1999–2021 · peaked in 2014 with 6 births
Most common in: Guyane
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
26 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #762 · peaked in 1987 with 5 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
3 births recorded 2024–2024 · peaked in 2024 with 3 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Gideon’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #575 | — |
| 2007 | #526 | ↑49 |
| 2008 | #530 | ↓4 |
| 2009 | #542 | ↓12 |
| 2010 | #460 | ↑82 |
| 2011 | #411 | ↑49 |
| 2012 | #391 | ↑20 |
| 2013 | #367 | ↑24 |
| 2014 | #348 | ↑19 |
| 2015 | #327 | ↑21 |
| 2016 | #336 | ↓9 |
| 2017 | #304 | ↑32 |
| 2018 | #308 | ↓4 |
| 2019 | #320 | ↓12 |
| 2020 | #321 | ↓1 |
| 2021 | #308 | ↑13 |
| 2022 | #330 | ↓22 |
| 2023 | #318 | ↑12 |
| 2024 | #329 | ↓11 |
| 2025 | #337 | ↓8 |
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