Gideon
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Gideon
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 for boys#337 US
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.
Gideon for girls
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.
Pronounced GID-ee-un.
As of October 2026, Gideon ranked #337 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #304 in 2017, Nameberry popularity #188.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #348 | 944 | 491.4 |
| 2015 | #327 | 1,055 | 550.4 |
| 2016 | #336 | 1,034 | 544.9 |
| 2017 | #304 | 1,161 | 627.2 |
| 2018 | #308 | 1,108 | 610.1 |
| 2019 | #320 | 1,042 | 580.8 |
| 2020 | #321 | 1,031 | 597.3 |
| 2021 | #308 | 1,081 | 617.9 |
| 2022 | #330 | 1,024 | 586.5 |
| 2023 | #318 | 1,047 | 612.1 |
| 2024 | #331 | 1,042 | 604.8 |
| 2025 | #337 | 993 | 581.4 |
World rankings
Gideon for boys
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Famous Gideons
- GideonBoy
Biblical judge
- Gideon EmeryBoy
British actor
- Gideon YagoBoy
American MTV news anchor and writer
- Gideon Lee YuBoy
American businessman and football team owner
- Gideon HausnerBoy
Israeli jurist and politician
- Gideon ArielBoy
Israeli biomechanic and athlete
- Gideon LevyBoy
Israeli journalist and author
- Gideon BaahBoy
Ghanaian footballer
- Gideon GardnerBoy
U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
- Gideon BarstowBoy
U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
- Gideon WellesBoy
24th U.S. Secretary of the Navy
- Gideon LeeBoy
U.S. Congressman from New York; 60th Mayor of New York City
- Gideon CoeBoy
British radio personality
- Gideon Algernon MantellBoy
English paleontologist who discovered Iguanadon
- Gideon Babe Ruth HowardBoy
son of actors Debra Winger and Arliss Howard
- Gideon Scott BurtkaBoy
Harris (b. 2010), son of actors Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka; twin of sister Harper Grace
- Clarence GideonBoy
criminal defendant whose appeal led to Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright
- Gideon Martyn Forsyth (b. 2018)Boy
son of Joy,Anna (Duggar) and Austin Forsyth from "Counting On"
- Gideon AroniBoy
actor
- Gideon AdlonBoy
actress and daughter of Pamela Adlon
Gideon in pop culture
- Gideon PrewettBoy
character in the Harry Potter series; brother to Molly Weasley
- Gideon PontipeeBoy
character in musical "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers"
- Gideon LightwoodBoy
character in Cassandra Clare's "The Infernal Devices" trilogy
- Gideon ReaderBoy
character in the Shapeshifter series
- GideonBoy
character in "Will Grayson, Will Grayson' by John Green and David Levithan
- Gideon GleefulBoy
character on Disney's animated series "Gravity Falls"
- Gideon CahillBoy
ancestor of the Cahill family in the 39 Clues series
- Gideon SeymourBoy
character in The Time Travelers/Gideon the Cutpurse
- GideonBoy
mutant in X,Men comics
- GideonBoy
character on TV's "Charmed"
- GideonBoy
duck in British animated series "Gideon"
- Gideon Oliver DobbsBoy
main character in 1998 film "Gideon"
- Gideon Cross aka The Demon HunterBoy
comics character
- GideonBoy
captain of the guard for King Limhi in the Book of Mormon
- Gideon CrossBoy
main character in Sylvia Day's Crossfire series
- GideonBoy
female AI on TV's "The Flash" and "Legends of Tomorrow"
- Gideon GreyBoy
character in Disney's "Zootopia"
- Gideon de VilliersBoy
character in the German Ruby Red novel trilogy by Kerstin Gier
- Gideon ReevesBoy
character on TV's "APB"
- Jason GideonBoy
character on TV's 'Criminal Minds'
- Ben GideonBoy
main character on TV's "Gideon's Crossing"
- Abel GideonBoy
character on TV's "Hannibal"
- George Gideon of Scotland YardBoy
character in novels by John Creasey
- Gideon (bibles)Boy
mentioned in the Beatles song "Rocky Raccoon"
- Gideon AltaireBoy
character in James Gurney's series "Dinotopia"
- Gideon GravesBoy
main villain of the Scott Pilgrim comics/movie
- Gideon GemstoneBoy
character on TV’s “The Righteous Gemstones”
- Gideon NavGirl
character in the Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir