Is Gordon a boy or girl name?
Gordon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 199 boys were named Gordon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 155,367 US babies named Gordon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,089
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gordon since 1880
- 155,367
- Most popular year
- 1952
- 2,835 babies
Boys and girls named Gordon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 499 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 939 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 1900s | 1,642 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 13,641 | 92 | 0.7% |
| 1920s | 25,622 | 207 | 0.8% |
| 1930s | 25,460 | 137 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 24,468 | 57 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 25,740 | 54 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 15,832 | 64 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 6,586 | 36 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 5,029 | 18 | 0.4% |
| 1990s | 3,531 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,304 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,282 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,122 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 199 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 222 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 233 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 243 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 225 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 267 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 271 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 274 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 220 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 279 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 224 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 189 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 195 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 183 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 180 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 183 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 212 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 196 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 215 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 208 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 246 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 235 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 275 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 249 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 285 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 265 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 275 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 289 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 343 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 353 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 347 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 404 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 400 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 414 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 441 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 476 | #432 | 6 | #11,320 |
| 1988 | 464 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 493 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 517 | #362 | 7 | #8,858 |
| 1985 | 488 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 505 | #360 | 5 | #10,979 |
| 1983 | 497 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 538 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 520 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 531 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 504 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 516 | #341 | 9 | #6,573 |
| 1977 | 549 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 517 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 585 | #310 | 10 | #5,668 |
| 1974 | 631 | #294 | 6 | #8,030 |
| 1973 | 659 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 719 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 915 | #247 | 6 | #7,704 |
| 1970 | 991 | #237 | 5 | #8,425 |
| 1969 | 1,012 | #226 | 5 | #7,866 |
| 1968 | 1,093 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 1,115 | #207 | 8 | #5,149 |
| 1966 | 1,387 | #181 | 7 | #5,450 |
| 1965 | 1,444 | #178 | 5 | #6,867 |
| 1964 | 1,772 | #167 | 7 | #5,656 |
| 1963 | 2,081 | #159 | 7 | #5,513 |
| 1962 | 1,786 | #173 | 9 | #4,655 |
| 1961 | 1,991 | #165 | 5 | #6,923 |
| 1960 | 2,151 | #159 | 11 | #4,002 |
| 1959 | 2,210 | #155 | 20 | #2,624 |
| 1958 | 2,224 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 2,465 | #140 | 10 | #4,028 |
| 1956 | 2,484 | #129 | 7 | #5,010 |
| 1955 | 2,557 | #128 | 6 | #5,438 |
| 1954 | 2,741 | #122 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 2,781 | #116 | 5 | #5,995 |
| 1952 | 2,829 | #110 | 6 | #5,134 |
| 1951 | 2,759 | #108 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 2,690 | #108 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 2,546 | #113 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 2,510 | #112 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 2,671 | #111 | 11 | #3,320 |
| 1946 | 2,410 | #111 | 11 | #3,104 |
| 1945 | 2,146 | #109 | 5 | #4,816 |
| 1944 | 2,271 | #105 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 2,608 | #98 | 9 | #3,337 |
| 1942 | 2,606 | #92 | 9 | #3,279 |
| 1941 | 2,404 | #92 | 7 | #3,719 |
| 1940 | 2,296 | #91 | 5 | #4,617 |
| 1939 | 2,508 | #82 | 12 | #2,477 |
| 1938 | 2,657 | #78 | 6 | #4,027 |
| 1937 | 2,533 | #75 | 12 | #2,493 |
| 1936 | 2,567 | #75 | 11 | #2,583 |
| 1935 | 2,614 | #70 | 13 | #2,355 |
| 1934 | 2,640 | #71 | 14 | #2,226 |
| 1933 | 2,524 | #71 | 12 | #2,455 |
| 1932 | 2,409 | #81 | 23 | #1,606 |
| 1931 | 2,397 | #76 | 13 | #2,353 |
| 1930 | 2,611 | #77 | 21 | #1,770 |
| 1929 | 2,493 | #79 | 31 | #1,378 |
| 1928 | 2,596 | #77 | 29 | #1,485 |
| 1927 | 2,680 | #74 | 23 | #1,788 |
| 1926 | 2,629 | #76 | 19 | #2,031 |
| 1925 | 2,748 | #72 | 20 | #1,965 |
| 1924 | 2,714 | #75 | 20 | #2,029 |
| 1923 | 2,576 | #76 | 10 | #3,219 |
| 1922 | 2,527 | #76 | 19 | #2,053 |
| 1921 | 2,382 | #84 | 18 | #2,158 |
| 1920 | 2,277 | #85 | 18 | #2,111 |
| 1919 | 2,017 | #86 | 13 | #2,568 |
| 1918 | 2,233 | #85 | 23 | #1,718 |
| 1917 | 2,019 | #84 | 14 | #2,368 |
| 1916 | 1,792 | #90 | 10 | #2,917 |
| 1915 | 1,717 | #90 | 19 | #1,756 |
| 1914 | 1,355 | #88 | 7 | #3,008 |
| 1913 | 1,017 | #94 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 822 | #93 | 6 | #2,766 |
| 1911 | 404 | #97 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 265 | #120 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 230 | #121 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 196 | #129 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 199 | #120 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 184 | #115 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 165 | #134 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 177 | #119 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 142 | #131 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 109 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 103 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 137 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 107 | #146 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 110 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 89 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 117 | #143 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 104 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 112 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 83 | #173 | 5 | #1,518 |
| 1892 | 83 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 71 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 63 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 60 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 83 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 47 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 64 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 48 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 39 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 38 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 37 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 32 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 51 | #233 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gordon reached #70 in 1935. As a girl name, it reached #1,378 in 1929. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gordon
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.