Gordon
About Gordon
The name Gordon peaked for boys at #70 in 1935. The name is most popular in Montana, South Dakota, and North Dakota. Gordon is occasionally used for girls in 1989.
As of October 2026, Gordon ranked #1052 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #70 in 1935.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #941 | 224 | 116.6 |
| 2015 | #812 | 279 | 145.6 |
| 2016 | #948 | 220 | 115.9 |
| 2017 | #822 | 274 | 148 |
| 2018 | #825 | 271 | 149.2 |
| 2019 | #841 | 267 | 148.8 |
| 2020 | #964 | 225 | 130.4 |
| 2021 | #929 | 243 | 138.9 |
| 2022 | #970 | 233 | 133.4 |
| 2023 | #993 | 222 | 129.8 |
| 2024 | #1,089 | 199 | 115.5 |
| 2025 | #1,052 | 209 | 122.4 |
World rankings
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Famous Gordons
- Gordon Haddon Clark
American philosopher
- (James) Gordon Brown
British Prime Minister
- (Leroy) Gordon Cooper
Jr., American astronaut
- Gordon Muir Campbell
Canadian politician
- Gordon Edgar "Gord" Downie
Canadian singer/songwriter
- Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner aka Sting
English singer,songwriter
- Gordon Rupert Dickson
American,Canadian novelist
- Gordon Gould
American physicist
- Gordon Bitner Hinckley
American Mormon leader
- Gordon "Gordie" Howe
Canadian ice hockey player
- Gordon Hill Jenkins
American arranger and composer
- Gordon Meredith Lightfoot
Canadian singer,songwriter
- (Albert) Gordon MacRae
American actor/singer
- Gordon James Ramsay
Scottish restaurateur & TV personality
- Gordon David Strachan
Scottish football manager
- George Gordon Byron
Lord Byron, English Romantic poet
- Michael Gordon Clifford
Australian guitarist in "5 Seconds of Summer"
- Gordon Korman
Canadian,American author
Gordon in pop culture
- Gordon Deitrich
character in "V for Vendetta"
- Gordon Gekko
main character in "Wall Street" series
- Gordon Shumway
character on "Alf"
- Gordon Freeman
main character on "Half,Life" series
- David "Gordo" Gordon
character on TV's "Lizzie McGuire"
- Gordon
train from animated series "Thomas & Friends"
- Gordon Robinson
character on TV's "Sesame Street"
- Gordon Smallwood
character the movie "The Mothman Prophecies"
- Gordon Cahill
character on TV's "Walker, Texas Ranger"
- Gordon Cooper Tracy
character from The Thunderbirds series (TV show [1965,66], movie [2004], and TV show remake [2015,]), he was the fourth oldest Tracy son
- Gordon Malloy
character on the TV series "The Orville"