Gordon

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Canadian	Boy	Spacious fort
Jamaican	Boy	Spacious fort
Mormon	Boy	Gordon B. Hinckley, the 15th president of the LDS Church
Old Scottish	Boy	Great hill
Scottish	Boy	Great hill

Fun Facts About the Name Gordon

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Similar & Rhyming Names

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Popularity of Gordon

Popularity Analysis

The name Gordon first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1935 when it reached rank #70. It broke into the top 100 for 33 years. As of 2023, it ranked #993.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2023	993	Male	0.0121%
2022	970	Male	0.0124%
2021	929	Male	0.0130%
2020	960	Male	0.0122%
2019	839	Male	0.0139%
2018	823	Male	0.0140%
2017	820	Male	0.0139%
2016	949	Male	0.0109%
2015	812	Male	0.0137%
2014	939	Male	0.0110%
2008	947	Male	0.0098%
2007	994	Male	0.0089%
2006	905	Male	0.0098%
2005	879	Male	0.0098%
2004	753	Male	0.0117%
2003	757	Male	0.0112%
2002	675	Male	0.0133%
2001	709	Male	0.0121%
2000	641	Male	0.0136%
1999	653	Male	0.0130%
1998	640	Male	0.0136%
1997	611	Male	0.0144%
1996	548	Male	0.0171%
1995	541	Male	0.0176%
1994	551	Male	0.0170%
1993	510	Male	0.0195%
1992	504	Male	0.0191%
1991	487	Male	0.0195%
1990	471	Male	0.0205%
1989	435	Male	0.0225%
1988	419	Male	0.0231%
1987	389	Male	0.0253%
1986	362	Male	0.0269%
1985	374	Male	0.0254%
1984	361	Male	0.0268%
1983	357	Male	0.0266%
1982	344	Male	0.0285%
1981	348	Male	0.0277%
1980	345	Male	0.0286%
1979	349	Male	0.0280%
1978	341	Male	0.0302%
1977	332	Male	0.0321%
1976	332	Male	0.0317%
1975	310	Male	0.0361%
1974	296	Male	0.0387%
1973	277	Male	0.0409%
1972	269	Male	0.0429%
1971	247	Male	0.0503%
1970	238	Male	0.0521%
1969	226	Male	0.0554%
1968	213	Male	0.0616%
1967	207	Male	0.0627%
1966	181	Male	0.0763%
1965	178	Male	0.0762%
1964	167	Male	0.0874%
1963	159	Male	0.1006%
1962	173	Male	0.0850%
1961	165	Male	0.0919%
1960	159	Male	0.0994%
1959	155	Male	0.1023%
1958	152	Male	0.1031%
1957	140	Male	0.1125%
1956	130	Male	0.1153%
1955	128	Male	0.1224%
1954	122	Male	0.1322%
1953	116	Male	0.1389%
1952	110	Male	0.1433%
1951	107	Male	0.1444%
1950	108	Male	0.1478%
1949	113	Male	0.1413%
1948	112	Male	0.1407%
1947	111	Male	0.1440%
1946	111	Male	0.1456%
1945	109	Male	0.1561%
1944	105	Male	0.1637%
1943	98	Male	0.1793%
1942	92	Male	0.1849%
1941	92	Male	0.1918%
1940	91	Male	0.1936%
1939	82	Male	0.2212%
1938	78	Male	0.2340%
1937	75	Male	0.2315%
1936	75	Male	0.2412%
1935	70	Male	0.2445%
1934	71	Male	0.2486%
1933	71	Male	0.2472%
1932	81	Male	0.2237%
1931	76	Male	0.2241%
1930	77	Male	0.2312%
1929	79	Male	0.2251%
1928	77	Male	0.2273%
1927	75	Male	0.2304%
1926	76	Male	0.2295%
1925	72	Male	0.2387%
1924	75	Male	0.2324%
1923	76	Male	0.2272%
1922	76	Male	0.2250%
1921	84	Male	0.2093%
1920	85	Male	0.2068%
1919	86	Male	0.1987%
1918	85	Male	0.2131%
1917	84	Male	0.2105%
1916	90	Male	0.1940%
1915	90	Male	0.1950%
1914	88	Male	0.1983%
1913	94	Male	0.1897%
1912	93	Male	0.1821%
1911	97	Male	0.1674%
1910	120	Male	0.1271%
1909	120	Male	0.1301%
1908	129	Male	0.1178%
1907	120	Male	0.1255%
1906	115	Male	0.1277%
1905	134	Male	0.1152%
1904	119	Male	0.1278%
1903	131	Male	0.1098%
1902	161	Male	0.0821%
1901	153	Male	0.0891%
1900	152	Male	0.0844%
1899	146	Male	0.0929%
1898	155	Male	0.0833%
1897	173	Male	0.0730%
1896	143	Male	0.0906%
1895	148	Male	0.0821%
1894	139	Male	0.0897%
1893	173	Male	0.0686%
1892	189	Male	0.0631%
1891	181	Male	0.0650%
1890	208	Male	0.0526%
1889	213	Male	0.0504%
1888	177	Male	0.0639%
1887	234	Male	0.0430%
1886	209	Male	0.0538%
1885	237	Male	0.0414%
1884	273	Male	0.0318%
1883	268	Male	0.0338%
1882	284	Male	0.0303%
1881	280	Male	0.0296%
1880	233	Male	0.0431%

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