The name Gideon is a girl's name meaning "hewer; or, having a stump for a hand".

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An Old Testament name traditionally used for boys, but with the potential to cross over on the tails of Ezra, Noah, James, and Micah in a wave of increasingly gender-neutral Biblical names. Examples of female Gideons in television include characters on shows such as The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow. About a dozen baby girls were given the name Gideon in 2022.

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The name Gideon peaked for girls at #10651 in 2022. Gideon is also used for boys, ranking #337 in 2025.

The name Gideon is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "hewer; or, having a stump for a hand".

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Gideon is a no-longer neglected Old Testament name, but still makes an excellent choice for parents looking to move beyond such overused biblicals as Benjamin and Jacob. In the Old Testament, Gideon was a judge called on by God to rescue the Jews from the Midianites, and the name was popular among the Puritans.
 Gideon was given a spike by the short-lived TV series Gideon's Crossing, and has been heard more recently as a main character in Criminal Minds, as Molly Weasley's brother Gideon Prewett in the Harry Potter series, and as an anti-hero, Gideon Gordon Graves, in the Scott Pilgrim series.
 The ubiquitous, in-every-hotel-room Gideon bibles were named because Gideon symbolizes great work done by few people.
 Among the celebs who have chosen Gideon for their sons are Neil Patrick Harris and Ziggy Marley.

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The name Gideon is currently ranked #337 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #304 in 2017. The name is most popular in GIDEON, GIDEON, and GIDEON. Gideon is occasionally used for girls in 2022.

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