Gordon is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1952 and has since faded.
Gordon is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,052 for boy births in the United States (and #2,144 across all names), given to 209 babies. Gordon first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1952 (2,829 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 209 | 209 | — | #1,052 |
| 2024 | 200 | 200 | — | #1,087 |
| 2023 | 223 | 223 | — | #987 |
| 2022 | 233 | 233 | — | #971 |
| 2021 | 243 | 243 | — | #929 |
| 2020 | 225 | 225 | — | #965 |
| 2019 | 267 | 267 | — | #842 |
| 2018 | 271 | 271 | — | #825 |
| 2017 | 275 | 275 | — | #818 |
| 2016 | 220 | 220 | — | #948 |
| 2015 | 279 | 279 | — | #812 |
| 2014 | 224 | 224 | — | #941 |
| 2013 | 189 | 189 | — | #1,029 |
| 2012 | 195 | 195 | — | #1,014 |
| 2011 | 183 | 183 | — | #1,037 |
| 2010 | 180 | 180 | — | #1,076 |
| 2009 | 183 | 183 | — | #1,043 |
| 2008 | 212 | 212 | — | #950 |
| 2007 | 196 | 196 | — | #995 |
| 2006 | 215 | 215 | — | #905 |
| 2005 | 208 | 208 | — | #877 |
| 2004 | 246 | 246 | — | #753 |
| 2003 | 235 | 235 | — | #757 |
| 2002 | 275 | 275 | — | #673 |
| 2001 | 249 | 249 | — | #709 |
| 2000 | 285 | 285 | — | #641 |
| 1999 | 265 | 265 | — | #653 |
| 1998 | 276 | 276 | — | #641 |
| 1997 | 289 | — | — | #611 |
| 1996 | 343 | — | — | #547 |
| 1995 | 353 | — | — | #541 |
| 1994 | 347 | — | — | #551 |
| 1993 | 404 | — | — | #511 |
| 1992 | 400 | — | — | #504 |
| 1991 | 414 | — | — | #487 |
| 1990 | 441 | — | — | #471 |
| 1989 | 482 | — | #11,322 | #432 |
| 1988 | 464 | — | — | #418 |
| 1987 | 493 | — | — | #389 |
| 1986 | 524 | — | #8,859 | #362 |
| 1985 | 488 | — | — | #374 |
| 1984 | 510 | — | #10,980 | #360 |
| 1983 | 497 | — | — | #357 |
| 1982 | 538 | — | — | #345 |
| 1981 | 521 | — | — | #345 |
| 1980 | 531 | — | — | #345 |
| 1979 | 503 | — | — | #349 |
| 1978 | 524 | — | #6,575 | #341 |
| 1977 | 549 | — | — | #332 |
| 1976 | 517 | — | — | #334 |
| 1975 | 595 | — | #5,669 | #310 |
| 1974 | 637 | — | #8,031 | #294 |
| 1973 | 659 | — | — | #277 |
| 1972 | 719 | — | — | #269 |
| 1971 | 921 | — | #7,705 | #247 |
| 1970 | 995 | — | #8,424 | #238 |
| 1969 | 1,017 | — | #7,866 | #226 |
| 1968 | 1,093 | — | — | #213 |
| 1967 | 1,123 | — | #5,150 | #207 |
| 1966 | 1,393 | — | #5,450 | #181 |
| 1965 | 1,449 | — | #6,869 | #178 |
| 1964 | 1,779 | — | #5,656 | #167 |
| 1963 | 2,087 | — | #5,514 | #159 |
| 1962 | 1,796 | — | #4,655 | #173 |
| 1961 | 1,999 | — | #6,922 | #165 |
| 1960 | 2,160 | — | #4,000 | #159 |
| 1959 | 2,232 | — | #2,624 | #155 |
| 1958 | 2,225 | — | — | #152 |
| 1957 | 2,474 | — | #4,028 | #140 |
| 1956 | 2,491 | — | #5,011 | #130 |
| 1955 | 2,563 | — | #5,438 | #128 |
| 1954 | 2,741 | — | — | #122 |
| 1953 | 2,786 | — | #5,994 | #116 |
| 1952 | 2,835 | — | #5,134 | #110 |
| 1951 | 2,759 | — | — | #108 |
| 1950 | 2,689 | — | — | #108 |
| 1949 | 2,546 | — | — | #113 |
| 1948 | 2,510 | — | — | #112 |
| 1947 | 2,682 | — | #3,320 | #111 |
| 1946 | 2,421 | — | #3,104 | #111 |
| 1945 | 2,151 | — | #4,815 | #109 |
| 1944 | 2,271 | — | — | #105 |
| 1943 | 2,617 | — | #3,337 | #98 |
| 1942 | 2,615 | — | #3,279 | #92 |
| 1941 | 2,411 | — | #3,719 | #92 |
| 1940 | 2,301 | — | #4,617 | #91 |
| 1939 | 2,520 | — | #2,477 | #82 |
| 1938 | 2,663 | — | #4,027 | #78 |
| 1937 | 2,545 | — | #2,493 | #75 |
| 1936 | 2,578 | — | #2,583 | #75 |
| 1935 | 2,628 | — | #2,355 | #70 |
| 1934 | 2,653 | — | #2,226 | #71 |
| 1933 | 2,536 | — | #2,455 | #71 |
| 1932 | 2,433 | — | #1,606 | #81 |
| 1931 | 2,409 | — | #2,353 | #76 |
| 1930 | 2,632 | — | #1,770 | #77 |
| 1929 | 2,524 | — | #1,378 | #79 |
| 1928 | 2,625 | — | #1,485 | #77 |
| 1927 | 2,703 | — | #1,787 | #74 |
| 1926 | 2,648 | — | #2,031 | #76 |
| 1925 | 2,768 | — | #1,965 | #72 |
| 1924 | 2,734 | — | #2,029 | #75 |
| 1923 | 2,586 | — | #3,218 | #76 |
| 1922 | 2,546 | — | #2,053 | #76 |
| 1921 | 2,400 | — | #2,158 | #84 |
| 1920 | 2,295 | — | #2,111 | #85 |
| 1919 | 2,030 | — | #2,568 | #86 |
| 1918 | 2,256 | — | #1,718 | #85 |
| 1917 | 2,033 | — | #2,368 | #84 |
| 1916 | 1,802 | — | #2,917 | #90 |
| 1915 | 1,736 | — | #1,756 | #90 |
| 1914 | 1,362 | — | #3,008 | #88 |
| 1913 | 1,017 | — | — | #94 |
| 1912 | 828 | — | #2,766 | #93 |
| 1911 | 404 | — | — | #97 |
| 1910 | 265 | — | — | #120 |
| 1909 | 230 | — | — | #121 |
| 1908 | 196 | — | — | #129 |
| 1907 | 199 | — | — | #120 |
| 1906 | 184 | — | — | #115 |
| 1905 | 165 | — | — | #134 |
| 1904 | 177 | — | — | #119 |
| 1903 | 142 | — | — | #131 |
| 1902 | 109 | — | — | #161 |
| 1901 | 103 | — | — | #153 |
| 1900 | 137 | — | — | #152 |
| 1899 | 107 | — | — | #146 |
| 1898 | 110 | — | — | #155 |
| 1897 | 89 | — | — | #173 |
| 1896 | 117 | — | — | #143 |
| 1895 | 104 | — | — | #148 |
| 1894 | 112 | — | — | #139 |
| 1893 | 88 | — | #1,518 | #173 |
| 1892 | 83 | — | — | #189 |
| 1891 | 71 | — | — | #181 |
| 1890 | 63 | — | — | #208 |
| 1889 | 60 | — | — | #213 |
| 1888 | 83 | — | — | #177 |
| 1887 | 47 | — | — | #234 |
| 1886 | 64 | — | — | #209 |
| 1885 | 48 | — | — | #237 |
| 1884 | 39 | — | — | #273 |
| 1883 | 38 | — | — | #268 |
| 1882 | 37 | — | — | #284 |
| 1881 | 32 | — | — | #280 |
| 1880 | 51 | — | — | #233 |