NameTides

Gordon

Gordon was the #1,051 boys' name in the US in 2025 (209 babies), and #5,137 in England & Wales and #467 in Canada.

Gordon as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Gordon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020CanadaScotlandUSEngland & Wales
Gordon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,051 (209)#5,137 (3)#762 (3)——#467 (66)—
2024#1,087 (200)#2,444 (9)#727 (3)——#502 (58)—
2023#987 (223)#3,524 (5)#435 (7)——#538 (51)—
2022#971 (233)#1,534 (16)#703 (3)——#506 (55)—
2021#929 (243)#2,125 (10)#477 (6)——#436 (68)—
2020#965 (225)#2,682 (7)#711 (3)——#456 (63)—
2019#841 (267)#1,745 (13)#431 (7)——#413 (71)—
2018#824 (271)#2,259 (9)#433 (7)—#749 (3)#362 (87)—
2017#818 (275)#3,040 (6)#406 (8)——#403 (75)—
2016#946 (220)#1,570 (16)#401 (8)—#713 (3)#417 (72)—
2015#812 (279)#1,586 (15)#359 (9)—#615 (4)#560 (48)—
2014#938 (224)#2,079 (10)#322 (12)——#587 (46)—
2013#1,028 (189)#1,796 (12)#280 (14)——#482 (58)—
2012#1,011 (195)#1,756 (13)#318 (11)—#548 (5)#541 (49)—
2011#1,037 (183)#2,892 (6)#304 (12)—#623 (4)#484 (56)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1934 at #71.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,200 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 8,200uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Gordon is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,800 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 8,200 to 1 in 9,500.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Gordon by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #618WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #420MNIllinois: #935ILMichigan: #571MINew York: #716NYMassachusetts: #620MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #711INOhio: #801OHPennsylvania: #704PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,508CAUtah: #703UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: #432NEMissouri: #789MOKentucky: #708KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #875VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #927TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,760TXFlorida: #1,625FL
Gordon (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#41231

Gordon (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
GordonCanadaBoys#46766
GordonEngland & WalesBoys#5,1373
GordonIrelandBoys—too few
GordonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
GordonNSWBoys—too few
GordonScotlandBoys#7623
GordonUSGirls—too few
GordonUSBoys#1,051209