Gordon Name Popularity

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How popular is Gordon?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Gordon, ranked the 823rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Gordon has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #70 in 1935.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1952 with 2,829 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Gordon was 32 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Gordon occurred roughly during the years 1885-1888, 1897-1900, 1905-1918, and 1919-1922, whereas 1963-1967, and 1968-1972 were years of successive downward movement.

Gordon's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. however, the number of children named Gordon lately has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Gordon?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Gordon is used by only a select few but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Gordon has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Gordon (Girl)		Gordon (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	269	823
2017		< 5	--	274	819
2016		< 5	--	219	948
2015		< 5	--	278	812
2014		< 5	--	224	940
2013		< 5	--	189	1,028
2012		< 5	--	195	1,014
2011		< 5	--	183	1,036
2010		< 5	--	180	1,073
2009		< 5	--	182	1,044
2008		< 5	--	212	949
2007		< 5	--	196	994
2006		< 5	--	215	905
2005		< 5	--	208	877
2004		< 5	--	246	753
2003		< 5	--	235	757
2002		< 5	--	275	673
2001		< 5	--	248	711
2000		< 5	--	285	641
1999		< 5	--	265	653
1998		< 5	--	275	641
1997		< 5	--	289	611
1996		< 5	--	343	547
1995		< 5	--	353	541
1994		< 5	--	347	551
1993		< 5	--	404	511
1992		< 5	--	399	504
1991		< 5	--	414	487
1990		< 5	--	441	471
1989		6	11,317	475	433
1988		< 5	--	461	419
1987		< 5	--	493	389
1986		7	8,855	517	362
1985		< 5	--	489	374
1984		5	10,973	504	361
1983		< 5	--	497	357
1982		< 5	--	538	344
1981		< 5	--	519	346
1980		< 5	--	533	345
1979		< 5	--	503	349
1978		9	6,572	517	340
1977		< 5	--	548	332
1976		< 5	--	518	333
1975		10	5,663	585	310
1974		6	8,027	632	293
1973		< 5	--	659	277
1972		< 5	--	719	269
1971		6	7,703	915	247
1970		5	8,424	991	238
1969		5	7,864	1,012	226
1968		< 5	--	1,092	213
1967		8	5,144	1,115	207
1966		7	5,446	1,387	181
1965		5	6,862	1,445	178
1964		7	5,656	1,773	167
1963		7	5,513	2,084	158
1962		9	4,654	1,782	173
1961		5	6,920	1,989	165
1960		11	3,999	2,152	159
1959		20	2,623	2,211	155
1958		< 5	--	2,219	152
1957		10	4,031	2,462	140
1956		7	5,006	2,482	129
1955		6	5,436	2,555	128
1954		< 5	--	2,737	122
1953		5	5,995	2,781	116
1952		6	5,135	2,829	110
1951		< 5	--	2,758	108
1950		< 5	--	2,691	108
1949		< 5	--	2,546	113
1948		< 5	--	2,510	112
1947		11	3,319	2,669	111
1946		11	3,100	2,411	111
1945		5	4,816	2,147	109
1944		< 5	--	2,270	105
1943		9	3,337	2,608	98
1942		9	3,280	2,606	92
1941		7	3,718	2,403	92
1940		5	4,616	2,295	91
1939		12	2,475	2,508	82
1938		6	4,027	2,658	78
1937		12	2,495	2,532	75
1936		11	2,583	2,567	75
1935		13	2,355	2,613	70
1934		14	2,227	2,641	71
1933		12	2,456	2,524	71
1932		23	1,605	2,407	81
1931		13	2,353	2,399	76
1930		21	1,770	2,613	77
1929		31	1,378	2,493	79
1928		29	1,486	2,595	77
1927		23	1,789	2,680	74
1926		19	2,031	2,630	76
1925		20	1,965	2,747	72
1924		20	2,029	2,714	75
1923		10	3,220	2,577	76
1922		19	2,053	2,527	76
1921		18	2,158	2,382	84
1920		18	2,111	2,277	85
1919		13	2,568	2,017	86
1918		23	1,718	2,233	85
1917		14	2,368	2,019	84
1916		10	2,917	1,792	90
1915		19	1,756	1,717	90
1914		7	3,008	1,355	88
1913		< 5	--	1,017	94
1912		6	2,766	822	93
1911		< 5	--	404	97
1910		< 5	--	265	120
1909		< 5	--	230	121
1908		< 5	--	196	129
1907		< 5	--	199	120
1906		< 5	--	184	115
1905		< 5	--	165	134
1904		< 5	--	177	119
1903		< 5	--	142	131
1902		< 5	--	109	161
1901		< 5	--	103	153
1900		< 5	--	137	152
1899		< 5	--	107	146
1898		< 5	--	110	155
1897		< 5	--	89	173
1896		< 5	--	117	143
1895		< 5	--	104	148
1894		< 5	--	112	139
1893		5	1,518	83	173
1892		< 5	--	83	189
1891		< 5	--	71	181
1890		< 5	--	63	208
1889		< 5	--	60	213
1888		< 5	--	83	177
1887		< 5	--	47	234
1886		< 5	--	64	209
1885		< 5	--	48	237
1884		< 5	--	39	273
1883		< 5	--	38	268
1882		< 5	--	37	284
1881		< 5	--	32	280
1880		< 5	--	51	233

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.