Gordon
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Gordon
As this long-term Age of Jordans, both male and female, begins to wind down, the neglected Scottish favorite Gordon, with its more distinguished history, could come back as a distinctive alternative. Gordon is one of the most classic authentically Scottish names for boys.
Originally a surname, it was used in honor of nineteenth century general Charles George Gordon, killed defending the city of Khartoum. Conservative but not stodgy, Gordon was a Top 100 name from 1911 to 1943 and is showing some new signs of life. It fell off the charts in 2009 and reentered in 2014.
A contemporary political headliner is former Prime Minister Gordon Brown (born James Gordon), and other distinguished bearers of the name have been photographer and film director Parks, Scottish celebrity chef Ramsay, and the beloved "Sesame Street" character Gordon Robinson. We won't even mention that symbol of corporate greed from the 80's movie Wall Street.
Gordon is also given to girls.
Pronounced GOR-dun.
As of October 2026, Gordon ranked #11320 in US births in 1989 SSA, peaked at #1378 in 1929.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #941 | 224 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #812 | 279 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #948 | 220 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #822 | 274 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #825 | 271 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #841 | 267 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #964 | 225 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #929 | 243 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #970 | 233 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #993 | 222 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #1,089 | 199 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #1,052 | 209 |
World rankings
Gordon for boys
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Gordon on lists
Famous Gordons
- Gordon Haddon ClarkBoy
American philosopher
- (James) Gordon BrownBoy
British Prime Minister
- (Leroy) Gordon CooperBoy
Jr., American astronaut
- Gordon Muir CampbellBoy
Canadian politician
- Gordon Edgar "Gord" DownieBoy
Canadian singer/songwriter
- Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner aka StingBoy
English singer,songwriter
- Gordon Rupert DicksonBoy
American,Canadian novelist
- Gordon GouldBoy
American physicist
- Gordon Bitner HinckleyBoy
American Mormon leader
- Gordon "Gordie" HoweBoy
Canadian ice hockey player
- Gordon Hill JenkinsBoy
American arranger and composer
- Gordon Meredith LightfootBoy
Canadian singer,songwriter
- (Albert) Gordon MacRaeBoy
American actor/singer
- Gordon James RamsayBoy
Scottish restaurateur & TV personality
- Gordon David StrachanBoy
Scottish football manager
- George Gordon ByronBoy
Lord Byron, English Romantic poet
- Michael Gordon CliffordBoy
Australian guitarist in "5 Seconds of Summer"
- Gordon KormanBoy
Canadian,American author
Gordon in pop culture
- Gordon DeitrichBoy
character in "V for Vendetta"
- Gordon GekkoBoy
main character in "Wall Street" series
- Gordon ShumwayBoy
character on "Alf"
- Gordon FreemanBoy
main character on "Half,Life" series
- David "Gordo" GordonBoy
character on TV's "Lizzie McGuire"
- GordonBoy
train from animated series "Thomas & Friends"
- Gordon RobinsonBoy
character on TV's "Sesame Street"
- Gordon SmallwoodBoy
character the movie "The Mothman Prophecies"
- Gordon CahillBoy
character on TV's "Walker, Texas Ranger"
- Gordon Cooper TracyBoy
character from The Thunderbirds series (TV show [1965,66], movie [2004], and TV show remake [2015,]), he was the fourth oldest Tracy son
- Gordon MalloyBoy
character on the TV series "The Orville"