Gorden vs Gordon

Side-by-side comparison of Gorden and Gordon - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Gorden

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Name B

Gordon

Boy name · Rank #1087

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Metric Gorden Gordon
Current Rank Unranked #1087
Total Births (all years) 2,049 154,909
Peak Year 1922 1952
Peak Year Births 82 2,829
Peak Decade 1920s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Gorden Gordon
1880s 6 499
1890s 11 939
1900s 6 1,642
1910s 282 13,641
1920s 509 25,622
1930s 423 25,460
1940s 284 24,468
1950s 218 25,741
1960s 151 15,832
1970s 85 6,583
1980s 32 5,030
1990s 20 3,532
2000s 12 2,304
2010s 10 2,283
2020s - 1,333

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gorden Gordon
2014 - 224
2015 - 279
2016 - 220
2017 - 275
2018 5 271
2019 5 267
2020 - 225
2021 - 243
2022 - 233
2023 - 223
2024 - 200
2025 - 209

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1886–2019.

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