Gordon
Boy English #993 in 2023
Gordon is a boy name of English origin.
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Meaning of Gordon
The main etymology, associated with - names, is from the - surname Gordon, from a place name, but the origin is: If the English or Scots name is from a - language (such as - or -), then possibly from a - compound such as; If the Scots name is itself from English, then possibly from Gourdon, derived from Gallo-Roman Gordus, from; Otherwise, possibly ultimately from gordūn whence a habitational name.
Popularity of Gordon
Popularity, 1880–2023
222 births in 2023
1880 2023
154,498 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.
Peak year
1952
2,829 babies
First recorded
1880
Earliest SSA data
Recent trend
Steady
Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5
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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.