Gordon
Boy nameGordon has been given to 155,579 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1952.
Meaning & origin /ˈɡɔrdn̩/
The main etymology, associated with Celtic names, is from the Scots surname Gordon, from a place name, but the origin is debated: * If the English or Scots name is from a Brythonic language (such as Old Welsh or Old Breton), then possibly from a Proto-Brythonic compound such as *gor (“spacious”) +‎ *din (“fort”); * If the Scots name is itself from English, then possibly from French Gourdon, derived from Gallo-Roman Latin Gordus, from Gaulish *Gordos; * Otherwise, possibly ultimately from Old English *gor-dūn (“mud hill”)API whence a ha
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
155,579
Peak year
1952 (2,835 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -25%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Gordon
Gordon Brown
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010
Sting
British musician (born 1951)
Gordon Banks
English association football player (1937–2019)
Gordon Ramsay
British chef, restaurateur, and television personality (born 1966)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Gordon.
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