Gideon

Gideon

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Gideon first appears in the data in 1956 and has been recorded in 59 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1981 with 57 babies (rank #253 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gideon

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.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.

1,802

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1956	7	#554
1957	4	#670
1958	3	#734
1959	3	#744
1960	6	#617
1961	9	#556
1962	8	#584
1963	10	#547
1964	11	#545
1965	12	#533
1966	13	#516
1967	13	#526
1968	18	#443
1969	16	#487
1970	20	#449
1971	18	#483
1972	22	#413
1973	25	#387
1974	37	#311
1975	50	#257
1976	50	#256
1977	40	#293
1978	34	#323
1979	40	#295
1980	50	#271
1981	57	#253
1982	45	#290
1983	34	#345
1984	35	#347
1985	28	#396
1986	44	#312
1987	38	#358
1988	36	#376
1989	40	#365
1990	29	#458
1991	40	#372
1992	38	#383
1993	41	#359
1994	53	#300
1995	45	#337
1996	41	#375
1997	32	#434
1998	43	#363
1999	32	#439
2000	33	#429
2001	40	#388
2002	53	#322
2003	33	#423
2004	31	#429
2005	36	#388
2006	46	#310
2007	28	#426
2008	34	#374
2009	25	#428
2010	30	#391
2011	43	#306
2012	27	#382
2013	42	#292
2014	31	#347

Year

Babies

Rank

1956

#554

1957

#670

1958

#734

1959

#744

1960

#617

1961

#556

1962

#584

1963

#547

1964

#545

1965

#533

1966

#516

1967

#526

1968

#443

1969

#487

1970

#449

1971

#483

1972

#413

1973

#387

1974

#311

1975

#257

1976

#256

1977

#293

1978

#323

1979

#295

1980

#271

1981

#253

1982

#290

1983

#345

1984

#347

1985

#396

1986

#312

1987

#358

1988

#376

1989

#365

1990

#458

1991

#372

1992

#383

1993

#359

1994

#300

1995

#337

1996

#375

1997

#434

1998

#363

1999

#439

2000

#429

2001

#388

2002

#322

2003

#423

2004

#429

2005

#388

2006

#310

2007

#426

2008

#374

2009

#428

2010

#391

2011

#306

2012

#382

2013

#292

2014

#347

Numerology of Gideon

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Gideon

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with G

Year-by-Year Detail