Gordon
4 countries#1051 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Gordon was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
155,579 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1051 · peaked in 1952 with 2,835 births
Most common in: New York, Michigan, California, Minnesota, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
6,336 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #762 · peaked in 1978 with 430 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
433 births recorded 1923–2019 · peaked in 1999 with 29 births
Most common in: Moselle, La Réunion, Pas-de-Calais
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
6 births recorded 1997–1999 · peaked in 1997 with 3 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Gordon’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #905 | — |
| 2007 | #994 | ↓89 |
| 2008 | #949 | ↑45 |
| 2009 | #1043 | ↓94 |
| 2010 | #1068 | ↓25 |
| 2011 | #1037 | ↑31 |
| 2012 | #1011 | ↑26 |
| 2013 | #1028 | ↓17 |
| 2014 | #938 | ↑90 |
| 2015 | #812 | ↑126 |
| 2016 | #946 | ↓134 |
| 2017 | #818 | ↑128 |
| 2018 | #824 | ↓6 |
| 2019 | #841 | ↓17 |
| 2020 | #965 | ↓124 |
| 2021 | #929 | ↑36 |
| 2022 | #971 | ↓42 |
| 2023 | #987 | ↓16 |
| 2024 | #1087 | ↓100 |
| 2025 | #1051 | ↑36 |
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