Gordon

Gordon

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Polish

Meaning

Gordon is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Scottish surname Gordon. It is uncertain if this surname originated from a place name in Scotland or in France.

From Wikipedia

Gordon first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1961 with 167 babies (rank #70 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gordon

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Gordon yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,951

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

167

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	146	#58
1953	105	#67
1954	121	#61
1955	118	#62
1956	124	#64
1957	108	#70
1958	115	#66
1959	118	#69
1960	154	#73
1961	167	#70
1962	119	#86
1963	124	#79
1964	127	#79
1965	107	#86
1966	92	#89
1967	99	#90
2014	1	#1,313
2015	2	#591
2016	3	#442
2017	1	#1,327

Year

Babies

Rank

1952

146

#58

1953

105

#67

1954

121

#61

1955

118

#62

1956

124

#64

1957

108

#70

1958

115

#66

1959

118

#69

1960

154

#73

1961

167

#70

1962

119

#86

1963

124

#79

1964

127

#79

1965

107

#86

1966

#89

1967

#90

2014

#1,313

2015

#591

2016

#442

2017

#1,327

Meaning

Numerology of Gordon

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Gordon

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