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Gordon

Pronounced G AO1 R D AH0 N (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1952
  • 145 years in use
  • 2 spellings
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How popular is Gordon?

Gordon is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 158,442 children — the 223rd most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1952, when 2,860 children were given it.

Two other spellings are counted in that total — Gorden and Gordan — because they are pronounced identically.

01,2502,5003,7505,00018901920195019802010
1952Boys: 2,860Girls: 6

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Gordon and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Gorden
  • Gordan

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
G AO1 R D AH0 N
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Gordon

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Gordon

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Gordon?
Gordon ranks 223rd among boys' names in US records, with 158,442 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,456.
Is Gordon a unisex name?
No. Gordon is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Gordon most popular?
1952, when 2,860 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Gordon spelled?
Gorden, Gordan. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.