Gordon

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A few things about Gordon you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Gordon

Gordon Banks

English association football player (1937–2019)

Choose Gordon and your child shares a first name with Gordon Banks, an English association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Gordon, like who?” Gordon Banks's Wikipedia article is available in 60 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 8,170 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Gordon, 209 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Gordon would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryGordon has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Gordons, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1935, when it ranked #70. Today it's #1,051, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendGordon has slipped 86 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,051. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedGordon is most popular in Minnesota, where it ranks #420, followed by Nebraska (#432) and Michigan (#571). It's in the top 1,000 in 15 states.

About the name Gordon

Gordon is a boy name of English and Scottish origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with G and ending in “-don”. US birth records list Gordon for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked #70 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,051, with 209 babies.

Origin:English namesScottish names