Is Gideon a boy or girl name?
Gideon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,042 boys were named Gideon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 21,288 US babies named Gideon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #331
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gideon since 1880
- 21,288
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 1,161 babies
Boys and girls named Gideon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 81 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 185 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 226 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 115 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 120 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 160 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 207 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 402 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 703 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,090 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 3,458 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 9,220 | 10 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 5,225 | 16 | 0.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,042 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,047 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,024 | #330 | 9 | #10,651 |
| 2021 | 1,081 | #308 | 7 | #12,638 |
| 2020 | 1,031 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,042 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,108 | #308 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2017 | 1,161 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,034 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,055 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 944 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 846 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 765 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 689 | #411 | 5 | #17,702 |
| 2010 | 576 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 485 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 504 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 489 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 433 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 304 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 290 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 290 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 226 | #764 | 6 | #14,193 |
| 2001 | 257 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 180 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 135 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 122 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 121 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 112 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 137 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 101 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 107 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 82 | #1,250 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 95 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 78 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 99 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 78 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 80 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 60 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 51 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 60 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 48 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 77 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 67 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 83 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 46 | #1,379 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 37 | #1,548 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 42 | #1,413 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 42 | #1,383 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 49 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 44 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,413 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 43 | #1,272 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 37 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 26 | #1,725 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 38 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 22 | #1,710 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 17 | #1,934 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 21 | #1,701 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 17 | #1,952 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,148 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 26 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 23 | #1,689 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 13 | #2,362 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,161 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,829 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,416 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 14 | #2,221 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 20 | #1,773 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 20 | #1,753 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,149 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,065 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,421 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 17 | #1,862 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 17 | #1,841 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,878 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,258 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,874 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 19 | #1,663 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,462 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,720 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,323 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 16 | #1,826 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,733 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,117 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 14 | #1,909 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,244 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,788 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,105 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,605 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,461 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,425 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,524 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,114 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 29 | #1,324 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,089 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,491 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 18 | #1,860 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,239 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 24 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 29 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 18 | #1,917 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 25 | #1,524 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 28 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 26 | #1,423 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,937 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 40 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 23 | #1,481 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,822 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,285 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 19 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,300 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 11 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 11 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 13 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 8 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 10 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 13 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 9 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 6 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 7 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 10 | #616 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gideon reached #304 in 2017. As a girl name, it reached #10,651 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.